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Βιβλία - Πηγαί	Books - Sources
Ὀκτώηχος - Ἦχος πλ. αʹ.	Octoechos - Mode pl. 1.
Τῇ Κυριακῇ Πρωΐ	On Sunday Morning
Μηναῖον - Τῌ ΚϚʹ - ΛΑʹ ΔΕΚΕΜΒΡΙΟΥ	Menaion - December 26-31
Κυριακὴ μετὰ τὴν Χριστοῦ Γέννησιν. Μνήμην Ἐπιτελοῦμεν τῶν Ἁγίων καὶ Δικαίων, Ἰωσὴφ τοῦ Μνήστορος, Δαυῒδ τοῦ Βασιλέως, καὶ Ἰακώβου τοῦ Ἀδελφοθέου.	Sunday After Christmas. We commemorate the holy and righteous Joseph the Betrothed, David the King, and James (Iakovos) the Brother of the Lord.
Μηναῖον - Τῌ ΚΖʹ ΔΕΚΕΜΒΡΙΟΥ	Menaion - December 27
Μνήμη τοῦ Ἁγίου Πρωτομάρτυρος, καὶ Ἀρχιδιακόνου Στεφάνου, καὶ τοῦ Ὁσίου Πατρὸς ἡμῶν καὶ Ὁμολογητοῦ Θεοδώρου τοῦ Γραπτοῦ, αὐταδέλφου Θεοφάνους τοῦ Ποιητοῦ.	Memory of the Holy Protomartyr and Archdeacon Stephen, and of our Devout Father and Confessor Theodore the Inscribed, brother of Theophanes the Hymnographer.
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ΟΡΘΡΟΣ	MATINS
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ΧΟΡΟΣ	CHOIR
Ἦχος πλ. αʹ.	Mode pl. 1.
c1012 - GTheodoridis/ c1015 - Petros-Ioannis \| JM Boyer/ c1011 - Roubanis/	c1111 - SDedes/ c1112 - GTheodoridis/ c1111 - SDedes/ c1111.a1 - SDedes/
Θεὸς Κύριος καὶ ἐπέφανεν ἡμῖν. Εὐλογημένος ὁ ἐρχόμενος ἐν ὀνόματι Κυρίου.	God is the Lord, and He revealed Himself to us. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. [SAAS]
Στίχ. αʹ. Ἐξομολογεῖσθε τῷ Κυρίῳ καὶ ἐπικαλεῖσθε τὸ ὄνομα τὸ ἅγιον αὐτοῦ.	Verse 1: Give thanks to the Lord and call upon His holy name.
Στίχ. βʹ. Πάντα τὰ ἔθνη ἐκύκλωσάν με, καὶ τῷ ὀνόματι Κυρίου ἠμυνάμην αὐτούς.	Verse 2: All the nations surrounded me, but in the name of the Lord I defended myself against them.
Στίχ. γʹ. Παρὰ Κυρίου ἐγένετο αὕτη καὶ ἔστι θαυμαστὴ ἐν ὀφθαλμοῖς ἡμῶν.	Verse 3: And this came about from the Lord, and it is wonderful in our eyes.
Τῆς Ὀκτωήχου - - -	From Octoechos - - -
Ἀπολυτίκιον Ἀναστάσιμον.	Resurrectional Apolytikion.
Ἦχος πλ. αʹ. Αὐτόμελον.	Mode pl. 1. Automelon.
	Τὸν συνάναρχον Λόγον.
c1014 - GTheodoridis/ c1015 - Petros-Ioannis \| JM Boyer/ c1011 - Roubanis/ c1012 - SDedes/	c1211 - SDedes/ c2261 - Thyateira/ c1211 - SDedes/ c2261 - Thyateira/ c1211.a1 - SDedes/ c1211.a2 - SDedes/Eikona
Τὸν συνάναρχον Λόγον Πατρὶ καὶ Πνεύματι, τὸν ἐκ Παρθένου τεχθέντα εἰς σωτηρίαν ἡμῶν, ἀνυμνήσωμεν πιστοὶ καὶ προσκυνήσωμεν· ὅτι ηὐδόκησε σαρκί, ἀνελθεῖν ἐν τῷ Σταυρῷ, καὶ θάνατον ὑπομεῖναι, καὶ ἐγεῖραι τοὺς τεθνεῶτας, ἐν τῇ ἐνδόξῳ ἀναστάσει αὐτοῦ.	As the Father and Spirit are unoriginate, * so the Word, who was born from the Virgin for us. * Let us praise Him, O believers, and let us worship Him. * For our salvation He was pleased * to be crucified in the flesh, * and to undergo death, * and to resurrect the dead, by His glorious resurrection. [GOASD]
Δόξα. Τοῦ Ἁγίου Στεφάνου.	Glory. For St. Stephen.
Τοῦ Μηναίου - - -	From Menaion - - -
Ἦχος δʹ. Ταχὺ προκατάλαβε.	Mode 4. Come quickly.
	Ταχὺ προκατάλαβε.
c1011 - NewByz/	c1211 - SDedes/
Βασίλειον διάδημα, ἐστέφθη σὴ κορυφή, ἐξ ἄθλων ὧν ὑπέμεινας, ὑπὲρ Χριστοῦ τοῦ Θεοῦ, μαρτύρων Πρωτόαθλε· σὺ γὰρ τὴν Ἰουδαίων ἀπελέγξας μανίαν, εἶδές σου τὸν Σωτῆρα, τοῦ Πατρὸς δεξιόθεν. Αὐτὸν οὖν ἐκδυσώπει ἀεί, ὑπὲρ τῶν ψυχῶν ἡμῶν.	O Stephen, a crown of royalty was laid on your head * for contests you courageously endured for Christ our God, * as first among Martyr saints. * You refuted the ravings of the Jews who accused you, * and you saw your Savior at the right hand of the Father. * We pray that you will ever entreat Him to save our souls. [GOASD]
Καὶ νῦν. Τῶν Θεοπατόρων.	Both now. For the Ancestors of God.
Ἦχος βʹ.	Mode 2.
c1011 - GStephanou/ c1012 - NewByz/	c1211 - SDedes/
Εὐαγγελίζου Ἰωσήφ, τῷ Δαυῒδ τὰ θαύματα τῷ Θεοπάτορι· Παρθένον εἶδες κυοφορήσασαν, μετὰ Μάγων προσεκύνησας, μετὰ Ποιμένων ἐδοξολόγησας, διʼ Ἀγγέλου χρηματισθείς. Ἱκέτευε Χριστὸν τὸν Θεόν, σωθῆναι τὰς ψυχὰς ἡμῶν.	Annunciate the miracles to David the ancestor of God, O Joseph. You saw the Virgin pregnant. You glorified with the shepherds. You worshipped with the Magi. And you were warned by an Angel. Entreat Christ God to save our souls. [SD]
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Ἔτι καὶ ἔτι ἐν εἰρήνῃ τοῦ Κυρίου δεηθῶμεν.	Again and again in peace let us pray to the Lord.
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Κύριε, ἐλέησον.	CHOIR: Lord, have mercy.
ΙΕΡΕΥΣ	PRIEST
Ἀντιλαβοῦ, σῶσον, ἐλέησον καὶ διαφύλαξον ἡμᾶς, ὁ Θεός, τῇ σῇ χάριτι.	Help us, save us, have mercy on us, and protect us, O God, by Your grace.
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Κύριε, ἐλέησον.	CHOIR: Lord, have mercy.
ΙΕΡΕΥΣ	PRIEST
Τῆς παναγίας, ἀχράντου, ὑπερευλογημένης, ἐνδόξου, δεσποίνης ἡμῶν Θεοτόκου καὶ ἀειπαρθένου Μαρίας μετὰ πάντων τῶν ἁγίων μνημονεύσαντες, ἑαυτοὺς καὶ ἀλλήλους καὶ πᾶσαν τὴν ζωὴν ἡμῶν Χριστῷ τῷ Θεῷ παραθώμεθα.	Remembering our all-holy, immaculate, most blessed, and glorious Lady, the Theotokos and ever-virgin Mary, with all the saints, let us commend ourselves and one another and our whole life to Christ our God.
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Σοί, Κύριε.	CHOIR: To You, O Lord.
ΙΕΡΕΥΣ	PRIEST
Ὅτι σὸν τὸ κράτος καὶ σοῦ ἐστιν ἡ βασιλεία καὶ ἡ δύναμις καὶ ἡ δόξα, τοῦ Πατρὸς καὶ τοῦ Υἱοῦ καὶ τοῦ ἁγίου Πνεύματος, νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων.	For Yours is the dominion, and Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory, of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and to the ages of ages.
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Ἀμήν.	CHOIR: Amen.
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Κάθισμα Αʹ.	Kathisma I.
Τῆς Ὀκτωήχου - - -	From Octoechos - - -
Ἦχος πλ. αʹ. Τὸν συνάναρχον Λόγον.	Mode pl. 1. As the Father and Spirit.
	Τὸν συνάναρχον Λόγον.
c1013 - Petros-Ioannis \| JM Boyer/ c1011 - Roubanis/	c1211 - SDedes/ c1211 - SDedes/ c1211.a1 - SDedes/
Τὸν Σταυρὸν τοῦ Κυρίου ἐγκωμιάσωμεν, τὴν ταφὴν τὴν ἁγίαν ὕμνοις τιμήσωμεν, καὶ τὴν ἀνάστασιν αὐτοῦ ὑπερδοξάσωμεν· ὅτι συνήγειρε νεκρούς, ἐκ τῶν μνημάτων ὡς Θεός, σκυλεύσας κράτος θανάτου, καὶ ἰσχὺν διαβόλου, καὶ τοῖς ἐν ᾅδῃ φῶς ἀνέτειλε.	Let us honor the Cross of the Lord with solemn praise. * Let us sing hymns extolling His holy burial. * Let us highly glorify His resurrection from the dead. * For, being God, He raised the dead from the graves with himself. * He shined light on those in Hades, annihilating the power of death and the devil’s might. [GOASD]
Δόξα.	Glory.
c1013 - Petros-Ioannis \| JM Boyer/	c1211 - SDedes/ c1211 - SDedes/ c1211.a1 - SDedes/
Κύριε, νεκρὸς προσηγορεύθης, ὁ νεκρώσας τὸν θάνατον· ἐν μνήματι ἐτέθης, ὁ κενώσας τὰ μνήματα· ἄνω στρατιῶται τὸν τάφον ἐφύλαττον, κάτω τοὺς ἀπʼ αἰῶνος νεκροὺς ἐξανέστησας. Παντοδύναμε καὶ ἀκατάληπτε, Κύριε δόξα σοι.	Lord, You who deadened death were described as being dead. You who emptied tombs had been buried in a tomb. Above, soldiers guarded the sepulcher; below, You resurrected the dead of all ages. Lord almighty and incomprehensible, glory to You! [GOASD]
Τοῦ Μηναίου - - -	From Menaion - - -
Καὶ νῦν. Τῆς Ἑορτῆς.	Both now. For the Feast.
Ἦχος δʹ. Κατεπλάγη Ἰωσήφ.	Mode 4. Joseph marveled.
	Κατεπλάγη Ἰωσήφ.
c1011 - KMarinakos/	c1211 - SDedes/
Δεῦτε ἴδωμεν πιστοί, ποῦ ἐγεννήθη ὁ Χριστός· ἀκολουθήσωμεν λοιπόν, ἔνθα ὁδεύει ὁ ἀστήρ, μετὰ τῶν Μάγων Ἀνατολῆς τῶν βασιλέων. Ἄγγελοι ὑμνοῦσιν, ἀκαταπαύστως ἐκεῖ. Ποιμένες ἀγραυλοῦσιν, ᾠδὴν ἐπάξιον. Δόξα ἐν ὑψίστοις λέγοντες, τῷ σήμερον ἐν Σπηλαίῳ τεχθέντι, ἐκ τῆς Παρθένου, καὶ Θεοτόκου, ἐν Βηθλεὲμ τῆς Ἰουδαίας.	Come, believers, let us see the place where Christ has been born.* With the Magi, those three kings who from the orient are,* now let us follow to where the star is proceeding.* Ceaselessly do Angels sing praises there.* Shepherds in the field sing a worthy song,* saying: Glory in the highest be to Him who* was born today in the grotto* from the Virgin and Theotokos,* in Bethlehem of Judea. [SD]
Τῆς Ὀκτωήχου - - -	From Octoechos - - -
Κάθισμα Βʹ.	Kathisma II.
Ἦχος πλ. αʹ.	Mode pl. 1.
c1013 - Petros-Ioannis \| JM Boyer/ c1011 - Roubanis/	c1211 - SDedes/ c1211 - SDedes/ c1211.a1 - SDedes/
Κύριε, μετὰ τὴν τριήμερόν σου ἀνάστασιν, καὶ τὴν τῶν Ἀποστόλων προσκύνησιν, ὁ Πέτρος ἐβόα σοι· Γυναῖκες ἀπετόλμησαν, κᾀγὼ ἐδειλίασα· Λῃστὴς ἐθεολόγησε, κᾀγὼ ἠρνησάμην σε· ἆρα καλέσεις με τοῦ λοιποῦ μαθητήν; ἢ πάλιν δείξεις με ἁλιέα βυθοῦ; ἀλλὰ μετανοοῦντά με δέξαι, ὁ Θεὸς καὶ σῶσόν με.	After You had risen on the third day, O Lord, and the Apostles had worshiped You, Peter said to You, “The women were courageous, but I was afraid. The robber stated Your divinity, but I denied knowing You. Will You ever call me Your disciple again, or will you send me back to be a fisher of the sea? I pray You to receive me in repentance, O God, and save me.” [GOASD]
Δόξα.	Glory.
c1013 - Petros-Ioannis \| JM Boyer/	c1211 - SDedes/ c1211 - SDedes/ c1211.a1 - SDedes/
Κύριε, ἐν μέσῳ σε προσήλωσαν, οἱ παράνομοι τῶν καταδίκων, καὶ λόγχῃ τὴν πλευράν σου ἐξεκέντησαν, ὦ Ἐλεῆμον· ταφὴν δὲ κατεδέξω, ὁ λύσας ᾅδου τὰς πύλας, καὶ ἀνέστης τριήμερος· ἔδραμον γυναῖκες ἰδεῖν σε, καὶ ἀπήγγειλαν Ἀποστόλοις τὴν ἔγερσιν. Ὑπερυψούμενε Σωτήρ, ὃν ὑμνοῦσιν Ἄγγελοι, εὐλογημένε Κύριε δόξα σοι.	The villains had You crucified between the convicts. And they pierced Your side with a spear, O merciful Master. You accepted burial. You destroyed the gates of Hades, and You rose on the third day. The Women ran to see You, and they announced Your resurrection to the Apostles. Supremely exalted Savior, whom the Angels extol, O blessed Lord, glory to You! [GOASD]
Τοῦ Μηναίου - - -	From Menaion - - -
Καὶ νῦν. Τῆς Ἑορτῆς.	Both now. For the Feast.
Ἦχος δʹ. Κατεπλάγη Ἰωσήφ.	Mode 4. Joseph marveled.
	Κατεπλάγη Ἰωσήφ.
c1011 - KMarinakos/	c1211 - SDedes/
Τί θαυμάζεις Μαριάμ; τί ἐκθαμβεῖσαι τῷ ἐν σοί; Ὅτι ἄχρονον Υἱόν, χρόνῳ ἐγέννησά φησι, τοῦ τικτομένου τὴν σύλληψιν μὴ διδαχθεῖσα. Ἄνανδρός εἰμι, καὶ πῶς τέξω Υἱόν; ἄσπορον γονὴν τίς ἑώρακεν; ὅπου Θεὸς δὲ βούλεται, νικᾶται φύσεως τάξις, ὡς γέγραπται. Χριστὸς ἐτέχθη, ἐκ τῆς Παρθένου, ἐν Βηθλεὲμ τῆς Ἰουδαίας.	Mary, why are you amazed and awed by what was done in you? * And she answers, “For in time I have brought forth a timeless Son. * But I have no understanding of His conception. * Husbandless am I: how can I bear a son? * Who has ever seen seedless childbirth? * But where God wills, the order found in nature * is overcome, as it is written.” * So Christ was born from the Virgin Maiden, * in Bethlehem of Judea. [SD]
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Εὐλογητάρια Ἀναστάσιμα.	Resurrectional Evlogetaria.
Ἦχος πλ. αʹ.	Mode pl. 1.
c1013 - Φωκαέως \| JM Boyer/ c1014 - SApostolou \| Long Melody/ c1011 - Roubanis/ c1012 - RBarrett/ c1015 - JVelon \| Long Melody/	c1211 - SDedes \| GCremeens/ c1212 - SDedes - Long Melody/ c1211 - SDedes/ c1212 - SDedes - Long Melody/ c1211.a1 - St Nektarios Choirs/ c1212.a1 - SDedes - Long Melody/
Εὐλογητὸς εἶ, Κύριε, δίδαξόν με τὰ δικαιώματά σου.	Blessed are You, O Lord, teach me Your statutes.
Τῶν Ἀγγέλων ὁ δῆμος, κατεπλάγη ὁρῶν σε, ἐν νεκροῖς λογισθέντα, τοῦ θανάτου δὲ Σωτήρ, τὴν ἰσχὺν καθελόντα, καὶ σὺν ἑαυτῷ τὸν Ἀδὰμ ἐγείραντα, καὶ ἐξ ᾍδου πάντας ἐλευθερώσαντα.	When the hosts of the Angels saw how You were accounted among the dead, they all marveled. You, O Savior, are the One who destroyed the might of death; and when You arose You raised Adam with yourself and from Hades liberated everyone. [SD]

Εὐλογητὸς εἶ, Κύριε, δίδαξόν με τὰ δικαιώματά σου.	Blessed are You, O Lord, teach me Your statutes.
Τί τὰ μύρα, συμπαθῶς τοῖς δάκρυσιν, ὦ Μαθήτριαι κιρνᾶτε; ὁ ἀστράπτων ἐν τῷ τάφῳ Ἄγγελος, προσεφθέγγετο ταῖς Μυροφόροις· Ἴδετε ὑμεῖς τὸν τάφον καὶ ᾔσθητε· ὁ Σωτὴρ γὰρ ἐξανέστη τοῦ μνήματος.	“Why do you mingle the ointments with your tears full of pity, O women disciples?” Thus the Angel who was shining in the tomb cried to the myrrh-bearing women. “See for yourselves the empty tomb and understand, that the Savior has risen from the sepulcher.”

Εὐλογητὸς εἶ, Κύριε, δίδαξόν με τὰ δικαιώματά σου.	Blessed are You, O Lord, teach me Your statutes.
Λίαν πρωΐ, Μυροφόροι ἔδραμον, πρὸς τὸ μνῆμά σου θρηνολογοῦσαι· ἀλλʼ ἐπέστη, πρὸς αὐτὰς ὁ Ἄγγελος, καὶ εἶπε· θρήνου ὁ καιρὸς πέπαυται, μὴ κλαίετε, τὴν Ἀνάστασιν δέ, Ἀποστόλοις εἴπατε.	Very early in the morning, the myrrh-bearing women were hastening to Your tomb lamenting. But the Angel appeared to them and uttered, “The time for lamentation has ended; weep no more. Go announce the Resurrection to the Apostles.”

Εὐλογητὸς εἶ, Κύριε, δίδαξόν με τὰ δικαιώματά σου.	Blessed are You, O Lord, teach me Your statutes.
Μυροφόροι γυναῖκες, μετὰ μύρων ἐλθοῦσαι, πρὸς τὸ μνῆμά σου, Σῶτερ ἐνηχοῦντο. Ἀγγέλου τρανῶς, πρὸς αὐτὰς φθεγγομένου· Τί μετὰ νεκρῶν, τὸν ζώντα λογίζεσθε; ὡς Θεὸς γάρ, ἐξανέστη τοῦ μνήματος.	When the myrrh-bearing women had come with their spices to Your sepulcher, O Savior, they heard the voice of an Angel clearly speaking to them, “Why do you account among the dead the One who lives? For as God, He has risen from the sepulcher.”

Δόξα.	Glory.
Προσκυνοῦμεν Πατέρα, καὶ τὸν τούτου Υἱόν τε, καὶ τὸ Ἅγιον Πνεῦμα, τὴν Ἁγίαν Τριάδα, ἐν μιᾷ τῇ οὐσίᾳ, σὺν τοῖς Σεραφείμ, κράζοντες τό· Ἅγιος, Ἅγιος, Ἅγιος εἶ, Κύριε.	We bow down in worship to the Father and His Son and the Holy Spirit, the Holy Trinity, one in essence; and we cry aloud with the Seraphim: Holy, Holy, Holy are You, O Lord.

Καὶ νῦν.	Both now.
Ζωοδότην τεκοῦσα, ἐλυτρώσω Παρθένε, τὸν Ἀδὰμ ἁμαρτίας, χαρμονὴν δὲ τῇ Εὔᾳ, ἀντὶ λύπης παρέσχες, ῥεύσαντα ζωῆς, ἴθυνε πρὸς ταύτην δέ, ὁ ἐκ σοῦ σαρκωθείς Θεὸς καὶ ἄνθρωπος.	Giving birth to the Giver of life, O Virgin, you delivered Adam from sin, and to Eve you have rendered joy in place of sorrow. He who from you became incarnate, God and man, has directed to life him who fell from it.

Ἀλληλούϊα. Ἀλληλούϊα. Ἀλληλούϊα. Δόξα σοι, ὁ Θεός. (3)	Alleluia. Alleluia. Alleluia. Glory to You, O God. (3)
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Ἔτι καὶ ἔτι ἐν εἰρήνῃ τοῦ Κυρίου δεηθῶμεν.	Again and again in peace let us pray to the Lord.
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Κύριε, ἐλέησον.	CHOIR: Lord, have mercy.
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Ἀντιλαβοῦ, σῶσον, ἐλέησον καὶ διαφύλαξον ἡμᾶς, ὁ Θεός, τῇ σῇ χάριτι.	Help us, save us, have mercy on us, and protect us, O God, by Your grace.
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Κύριε, ἐλέησον.	CHOIR: Lord, have mercy.
ΙΕΡΕΥΣ	PRIEST
Τῆς παναγίας, ἀχράντου, ὑπερευλογημένης, ἐνδόξου, δεσποίνης ἡμῶν Θεοτόκου καὶ ἀειπαρθένου Μαρίας μετὰ πάντων τῶν ἁγίων μνημονεύσαντες, ἑαυτοὺς καὶ ἀλλήλους καὶ πᾶσαν τὴν ζωὴν ἡμῶν Χριστῷ τῷ Θεῷ παραθώμεθα.	Remembering our all-holy, immaculate, most blessed, and glorious Lady, the Theotokos and ever-virgin Mary, with all the saints, let us commend ourselves and one another and our whole life to Christ our God.
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Σοί, Κύριε.	CHOIR: To You, O Lord.
ΙΕΡΕΥΣ	PRIEST
Ὅτι ηὐλόγηταί σου τὸ ὄνομα καὶ δεδόξασταί σου ἡ βασιλεία, τοῦ Πατρὸς καὶ τοῦ Υἱοῦ καὶ τοῦ ἁγίου Πνεύματος, νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων.	For blessed is Your name, and glorified is Your kingdom, of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and to the ages of ages.
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Ἀμήν.	CHOIR: Amen.
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Τῆς Ὀκτωήχου - - -	From Octoechos - - -
Ὑπακοή. Ἦχος πλ. αʹ.	Hypakoe. Mode pl. 1.
Ἀγγελικῇ ὁράσει τὸν νοῦν ἐκθαμβούμεναι, καὶ θεϊκῇ ἐγέρσει τὴν ψυχὴν φωτιζόμεναι, αἱ Μυροφόροι τοῖς Ἀποστόλοις εὐηγγελίζοντο· Ἀναγγείλατε ἐν τοῖς ἔθνεσι, τὴν ἀνάστασιν τοῦ Κυρίου, συνεργοῦντος τοῖς θαύμασι, καὶ παρέχοντος ἡμῖν τὸ μέγα ἔλεος.	Mentally amazed by the angelic apparition, inwardly illumined by the divine resurrection, the Myrrh-bearing Women brought good tidings to the Apostles. “Proclaim the resurrection of the Lord among the Gentiles, as He works with you by signs and miracles, and He grants to us the great mercy.” [GOASD]
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ΧΟΡΟΣ	CHOIR
Οἱ Ἀναβαθμοί.	Anavathmoi.
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Ἀντίφωνον Αʹ. Ἦχος πλ. αʹ.	Antiphon 1. Mode pl. 1.
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Ἐν τῷ θλίβεσθαί με δαυϊτικῶς, ᾄδω σοι Σωτήρ μου· Ῥῦσαί μου τὴν ψυχὴν ἐκ γλώσσης δολίας.	In my affliction, like David, I sing to You, my Savior. Deliver my soul from a deceitful tongue. [GOASD]

Τοῖς ἐρημικοῖς, ζωὴ μακαρία ἐστί, θεϊκῷ ἔρωτι πτερουμένοις.	Blessed is the life of those who dwell in the desert, as they mount up with wings of the intense love of God. [GOASD]
Δόξα· καὶ νῦν.	Glory. Both now.

Ἁγίῳ Πνεύματι, περικρατεῖται πάντα τὰ ὁρατά τε, σὺν τοῖς ἀοράτοις· αὐτοκρατὲς γὰρ ὄν, τῆς Τριάδος ἕν ἐστιν ἀψεύστως.	By the Holy Spirit are all things maintained, both seen and unseen; for He is inseparably one of the Trinity with full authority. [GOASD]
Ἀντίφωνον Βʹ.	Antiphon 2.
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Εἰς τὰ ὄρη ψυχὴ ἀρθῶμεν· δεῦρο ἐκεῖσε, ὅθεν βοήθεια ἥκει.	O my soul, let us be lifted to the mountains. Come to the One, from whom help comes. [GOASD]

Δεξιά σου χεὶρ κᾀμέ, Χριστὲ ἱπταμένη, σκαιωρίας πάσης περιφυλαξάτω.	O Christ, let Your soaring right hand keep me from every kind of mischief. [GOASD]
Δόξα· καὶ νῦν.	Glory. Both now.

Ἁγίῳ Πνεύματι, θεολογοῦντες φῶμεν· Σὺ εἶ Θεός, ζωή, ἔρως, φῶς, νοῦς, σὺ χρηστότης, σὺ βασιλεύεις εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας.	To the Holy Spirit we say, theologizing, “You are God, life and intense love, light and mind. You are goodness, and You reign forever.” [GOASD]
Ἀντίφωνον Γʹ.	Antiphon 3.
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Ἐπὶ τοῖς εἰρηκόσι μοι· Εἰς τὰς αὐλὰς προσβῶμεν Κυρίου· χαρᾶς πολλῆς πλησθείς, εὐχὰς ἀναπέμπω.	When they say to me, “Let us go into the courts of the Lord,” I am filled with great joy, and I send up my prayers. [GOASD]

Ἐπὶ οἶκον Δαυΐδ, τὰ φοβερὰ τελεσιουργεῖται· πῦρ γὰρ ἐκεῖ φλέγον, ἅπαντα αἰσχρὸν νοῦν.	Over the house of David fearful things will be accomplished; a fire will be there, burning every shameful thought. [GOASD]
Δόξα· καὶ νῦν.	Glory. Both now.

Ἁγίῳ Πνεύματι, ζωαρχικὴ ἀξία, ἐξ οὗ πᾶν ζῶον ἐμψυχοῦται, ὡς ἐν Πατρί, ἅμα τε καὶ Λόγῳ.	In the Holy Spirit, as in the Father and the Logos, is the principle of life; and by Him every living being is animated. [GOASD]
Προκείμενον.	Prokeimenon.
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Ἀνάστηθι, Κύριε ὁ Θεός μου, ὅτι σὺ βασιλεύεις εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας. (δίς)	Arise, O Lord my God, for You reign unto the ages. (2)
Στίχ. Ἐξομολογήσομαί σοι, Κύριε, ἐν ὅλῃ καρδίᾳ μου.	Verse: I will give thanks to You, O Lord, with my whole heart.

Ἀνάστηθι, Κύριε ὁ Θεός μου, ὅτι σὺ βασιλεύεις εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας.	Arise, O Lord my God, for You reign unto the ages. [SAAS]
Eothinon Gospel (Not EP / GOA)	Eothinon Gospel (Not EP / GOA)
Ὁ λαὸς ἵσταται διὰ τὴν ἀνάγνωσιν τοῦ Εὐαγγελίου.	Stand for the Gospel reading.
ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ: Τοῦ Κυρίου δεηθῶμεν.	DEACON: Let us pray to the Lord.
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Κύριε, ἐλέησον.	CHOIR: Lord, have mercy.
ΙΕΡΕΥΣ	PRIEST
Ὅτι ἅγιος εἶ, ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, καὶ ἐν ἁγίοις ἐπαναπαύῃ, καὶ σοὶ τὴν δόξαν ἀναπέμπομεν, τῷ Πατρὶ καὶ τῷ Υἱῷ καὶ τῷ ἁγίῳ Πνεύματι, νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων.	For You, our God, are holy, and You rest among the holy ones, and to You we offer up glory, to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and to the ages of ages.
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Ἀμήν.	CHOIR: Amen.
Ἦχος βʹ.	Mode 2.
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Πᾶσα πνοὴ αἰνεσάτω τὸν Κύριον. (δίς) Αἰνεσάτω πνοή πᾶσα τὸν Κύριον.	Let everything that breathes praise the Lord. (2) Let everything that breathes praise the Lord. [SAAS]
ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ	DEACON
Καὶ ὑπέρ τοῦ καταξιωθῆναι ἡμᾶς τῆς ἀκροάσεως τοῦ ἁγίου Εὐαγγελίου, Κύριον τὸν Θεὸν ἡμῶν ἱκετεύσωμεν.	Let us pray to the Lord our God that we may be made worthy to hear the holy Gospel.
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Κύριε, ἐλέησον. (3)	CHOIR: Lord, have mercy. (3)
ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ	DEACON
Σοφία. Ὀρθοί. Ἀκούσωμεν τοῦ ἁγίου Εὐαγγελίου.	Wisdom. Arise. Let us hear the holy Gospel.
ΙΕΡΕΥΣ: Εἰρήνη πᾶσι.	PRIEST: Peace be with all.
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Καὶ τῷ πνεύματί σου.	CHOIR: And with your spirit.
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ΙΕΡΕΥΣ	PRIEST
Ἐκ τοῦ κατὰ Ἰωάννην ἁγίου Εὐαγγελίου τὸ ἀνάγνωσμα.	The reading is from the holy Gospel according to John.
ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ: Πρόσχωμεν.	DEACON: Let us be attentive.
ΧΟΡΟΣ	CHOIR
Δόξα σοι, Κύριε, δόξα σοι.	Glory to You, O Lord, glory to You.
ΙΕΡΕΥΣ (ἀπὸ τῆς ἁγίας τραπέζης)	PRIEST (from the altar table)
Ἑωθινὸν Ηʹ	Eothinon 8
Ἰωάννην 20:11 – 18	John. 20:11 – 18
Τῷ καιρῷ ἐκείνῳ, Μαρία εἱστήκει πρὸς τῷ μνημείῳ κλαίουσα ἔξω. ὡς οὖν ἔκλαιε, παρέκυψεν εἰς τὸ μνημεῖον καὶ θεωρεῖ δύο ἀγγέλους ἐν λευκοῖς καθεζομένους, ἕνα πρὸς τῇ κεφαλῇ καὶ ἕνα πρὸς τοῖς ποσίν, ὅπου ἔκειτο τὸ σῶμα τοῦ Ἰησοῦ. καὶ λέγουσιν αὐτῇ ἐκεῖνοι· γύναι, τί κλαίεις; λέγει αὐτοῖς· ὅτι ἦραν τὸν Κύριόν μου, καὶ οὐκ οἶδα ποῦ ἔθηκαν αὐτόν. καὶ ταῦτα εἰποῦσα ἐστράφη εἰς τὰ ὀπίσω, καὶ θεωρεῖ τὸν Ἰησοῦν ἑστῶτα, καὶ οὐκ ᾔδει ὅτι Ἰησοῦς ἐστι. λέγει αὐτῇ ὁ Ἰησοῦς· γύναι, τί κλαίεις; τίνα ζητεῖς; ἐκείνη δοκοῦσα ὅτι ὁ κηπουρός ἐστι, λέγει αὐτῷ· κύριε, εἰ σὺ ἐβάστασας αὐτόν, εἰπέ μοι ποῦ ἔθηκας αὐτόν, κἀγὼ αὐτὸν ἀρῶ. λέγει αὐτῇ ὁ Ἰησοῦς· Μαρία. στραφεῖσα ἐκείνη λέγει αὐτῷ· ῥαββουνί, ὃ λέγεται, διδάσκαλε. λέγει αὐτῇ ὁ Ἰησοῦς· μή μου ἅπτου· οὔπω γὰρ ἀναβέβηκα πρὸς τὸν πατέρα μου· πορεύου δὲ πρὸς τοὺς ἀδελφούς μου καὶ εἰπὲ αὐτοῖς· ἀναβαίνω πρὸς τὸν πατέρα μου καὶ πατέρα ὑμῶν, καὶ Θεόν μου καὶ Θεὸν ὑμῶν. ἔρχεται Μαρία ἡ Μαγδαληνὴ ἀπαγγέλλουσα τοῖς μαθηταῖς ὅτι ἑώρακε τὸν Κύριον, καὶ ταῦτα εἶπεν αὐτῇ.	At that time, Mary stood weeping outside the tomb, and as she wept she stooped to look into the tomb, and she saw two angels in white, sitting where the body of Jesus has lain, one at the head and one at the feet. They said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping?” She said to them, “Because they have taken away my Lord, and I do not know where they have laid him.” Saying this, she turned round and saw Jesus standing, but she did not know that it was Jesus. Jesus said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping? Whom do you seek?” Supposing him to be the gardener, she said to him, “Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have laid him, and I will take him away.” Jesus said to her, “Mary.” She turned and said to him in Hebrew, “Rabboni,” which means Teacher. Jesus said to her, “Do not touch me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father; but go to my brethren and say to them, I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.” Mary Magdalene went and said to the disciples, “I have seen the Lord,” and she told them that he had said these things to her. [RSV]
ΧΟΡΟΣ	CHOIR
Δόξα σοι, Κύριε, δόξα σοι.	Glory to You, O Lord, glory to You.
ΑΝΑΓΝΩΣΤΗΣ	READER
Ἀνάστασιν Χριστοῦ θεασάμενοι, προσκυνήσωμεν Ἅγιον Κύριον Ἰησοῦν, τὸν μόνον ἀναμάρτητον. Τὸν Σταυρόν σου, Χριστέ, προσκυνοῦμεν καὶ τὴν ἁγίαν σου ἀνάστασιν ὑμνοῦμεν καὶ δοξάζομεν· σὺ γὰρ εἶ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, ἐκτός σου ἄλλον οὐκ οἴδαμεν, τὸ ὄνομά σου ὀνομάζομεν. Δεῦτε πάντες οἱ πιστοί, προσκυνήσωμεν τὴν τοῦ Χριστοῦ ἁγίαν ἀνάστασιν· ἰδοὺ γὰρ ἦλθε διὰ τοῦ Σταυροῦ χαρὰ ἐν ὅλῳ τῷ κόσμῳ. Διὰ παντὸς εὐλογοῦντες τὸν Κύριον, ὑμνοῦμεν τὴν ἀνάστασιν αὐτοῦ· Σταυρὸν γὰρ ὑπομείνας διʼ ἡμᾶς, θανάτῳ θάνατον ὤλεσεν.	Having beheld the Resurrection of Christ, let us worship the holy Lord Jesus, the only sinless one. Your Cross, O Christ, we venerate, and Your holy Resurrection we praise and glorify. For You are our God; apart from You we know no other; we call upon Your name. Come, all faithful, let us venerate the holy Resurrection of Christ; for behold, through the Cross, joy has come to the whole world. Ever blessing the Lord, let us praise His Resurrection; for having endured the Cross for us, He destroyed death by death. [GOA]
ΧΟΡΟΣ	CHOIR
Ψαλμὸς Nʹ (50).	Psalm 50 (51).
Ἦχος βʹ. (ἢ τῆς ἑβδομάδος.)	Mode 2. (or the Mode of the week)
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Ἐλέησόν με, ὁ Θεός, κατὰ τὸ μέγα ἔλεός σου καὶ κατὰ τὸ πλῆθος τῶν οἰκτιρμῶν σου ἐξάλειψον τὸ ἀνόμημά μου.	Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your great mercy; and according to the abundance of Your compassion, blot out my transgression.
Ἐπὶ πλεῖον πλῦνόν με ἀπὸ τῆς ἀνομίας μου καὶ ἀπὸ τῆς ἁμαρτίας μου καθάρισόν με.	Wash me thoroughly from my lawlessness and cleanse me from my sin.
Ὅτι τὴν ἀνομίαν μου ἐγὼ γινώσκω, καὶ ἡ ἁμαρτία μου ἐνώπιόν μού ἐστι διαπαντός.	For I know my lawlessness, and my sin is always before me.
Σοὶ μόνῳ ἥμαρτον, καὶ τὸ πονηρὸν ἐνώπιόν σου ἐποίησα· ὅπως ἂν δικαιωθῇς ἐν τοῖς λόγοις σου, καὶ νικήσῃς ἐν τῷ κρίνεσθαί σε.	Against You only have I sinned and done evil in Your sight; that You may be justified in Your words, and overcome when You are judged.
Ἰδοὺ γὰρ ἐν ἀνομίαις συνελήφθην, καὶ ἐν ἁμαρτίαις ἐκίσσησέ με ἡ μήτηρ μου.	For behold, I was conceived in transgressions, and in sins my mother bore me.
Ἰδοὺ γὰρ ἀλήθειαν ἠγάπησας· τὰ ἄδηλα καὶ τὰ κρύφια τῆς σοφίας σου ἐδήλωσάς μοι.	Behold, You love truth; You showed me the unknown and secret things of Your wisdom.
Ῥαντιεῖς με ὑσσώπῳ, καὶ καθαρισθήσομαι· πλυνεῖς με καὶ ὑπὲρ χιόνα λευκανθήσομαι.	You shall sprinkle me with hyssop, and I will be cleansed; You shall wash me, and I will be made whiter than snow.
Ἀκουτιεῖς μοι ἀγαλλίασιν καὶ εὐφροσύνην· ἀγαλλιάσονται ὀστέα τεταπεινωμένα.	You shall make me hear joy and gladness; my bones that were humbled shall greatly rejoice.
Ἀπόστρεψον τὸ πρόσωπόν σου ἀπὸ τῶν ἁμαρτιῶν μου καὶ πάσας τὰς ἀνομίας μου ἐξάλειψον.	Turn Your face from my sins, and blot out all my transgressions.
Καρδίαν καθαρὰν κτίσον ἐν ἐμοί, ὁ Θεός, καὶ πνεῦμα εὐθὲς ἐγκαίνισον ἐν τοῖς ἐγκάτοις μου.	Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.
Μὴ ἀποῤῥίψῃς με ἀπὸ τοῦ προσώπου σου καὶ τὸ Πνεῦμά σου τὸ ἅγιον μὴ ἀντανέλῃς ἀπʼ ἐμοῦ.	Do not cast me away from Your presence, and do not take Your Holy Spirit from me.
Ἀπόδος μοι τὴν ἀγαλλίασιν τοῦ σωτηρίου σου καὶ πνεύματι ἡγεμονικῷ στήριξόν με.	Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, and uphold me with Your guiding Spirit.
Διδάξω ἀνόμους τὰς ὁδούς σου καὶ ἀσεβεῖς ἐπὶ σὲ ἐπιστρέψουσι.	I will teach transgressors Your ways, and the ungodly shall turn back to You.
Ῥῦσαί με ἐξ αἱμάτων, ὁ Θεός, ὁ Θεὸς τῆς σωτηρίας μου· ἀγαλλιάσεται ἡ γλῶσσά μου τὴν δικαιοσύνην σου.	Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, the God of my salvation, and my tongue shall greatly rejoice in Your righteousness.
Κύριε, τὰ χείλη μου ἀνοίξεις καὶ τὸ στόμα μου ἀναγγελεῖ τὴν αἴνεσίν σου.	O Lord, You shall open my lips, and my mouth will declare Your praise.
Ὅτι εἰ ἠθέλησας θυσίαν, ἔδωκα ἄν· ὁλοκαυτώματα οὐκ εὐδοκήσεις.	For if You desired sacrifice, I would give it; You will not be pleased with whole burnt offerings.
Θυσία τῷ Θεῷ πνεῦμα συντετριμμένον· καρδίαν συντετριμμένην καὶ τεταπεινωμένην ὁ Θεὸς οὐκ ἐξουδενώσει.	A sacrifice to God is a broken spirit, a broken and humbled heart God will not despise.
Ἀγάθυνον, Κύριε, ἐν τῇ εὐδοκίᾳ σου τὴν Σιὼν καὶ οἰκοδομηθήτω τὰ τείχη Ἰερουσαλήμ.	Do good, O Lord, in Your good pleasure to Zion, and let the walls of Jerusalem be built.
Τότε εὐδοκήσεις θυσίαν δικαιοσύνης, ἀναφορὰν καὶ ὁλοκαυτώματα.	Then You will be pleased with a sacrifice of righteousness, with offerings and whole burnt offerings.
Τότε ἀνοίσουσιν ἐπὶ τὸ θυσιαστήριόν σου μόσχους. Καὶ ἐλέησόν με, ὁ Θεός.	Then shall they offer young bulls on Your altar. And have mercy on me, O God. [SAAS]
Δόξα.	Glory.

Ταῖς τῶν Ἀποστόλων πρεσβείαις, Ἐλεῆμον, ἐξάλειψον τὰ πλήθη τῶν ἐμῶν ἐγκλημάτων.	At the intercession of the Apostles, O Lord of mercy, blot out my many offenses. [SD]
Καὶ νῦν.	Both now.

Ταῖς τῆς Θεοτόκου πρεσβείαις, Ἐλεῆμον, ἐξάλειψον τὰ πλήθη τῶν ἐμῶν ἐγκλημάτων.	At the intercession of the Theotokos, O Lord of mercy, blot out my many offenses. [SD]
Στίχ. Ἐλέησόν με, ὁ Θεός, κατὰ τὸ μέγα ἔλεός σου, καὶ κατὰ τὸ πλῆθος τῶν οἰκτιρμῶν σου ἐξάλειψον τὸ ἀνόμημά μου.	Verse: Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your great mercy; and according to the abundance of Your compassion, blot out my transgression.

Ἀναστὰς ὁ Ἰησοῦς ἀπὸ τοῦ τάφου, καθὼς προεῖπεν, ἔδωκεν ἡμῖν τὴν αἰώνιον ζωήν, καὶ μέγα ἔλεος.	Jesus, having risen from the grave as He foretold, has granted us eternal life and great mercy. [SD]
ΙΕΡΕΥΣ	PRIEST
Σῶσον ὁ Θεὸς τὸν λαόν σου καὶ εὐλόγησον τὴν κληρονομίαν σου· ἐπίσκεψαι τὸν κόσμον σου ἐν ἐλέει καὶ οἰκτιρμοῖς· ὕψωσον κέρας χριστιανῶν ὀρθοδόξων καὶ κατάπεμψον ἐφʼ ἡμᾶς τὰ ἐλέη σου τὰ πλούσια·	O God, save Your people and bless Your inheritance. Look upon Your world with mercy and compassion. Raise the Orthodox Christians in glory, and send down upon us Your rich mercies:
πρεσβείαις τῆς παναχράντου δεσποίνης ἡμῶν Θεοτόκου καὶ ἀειπαρθένου Μαρίας, δυνάμει τοῦ τιμίου καὶ ζωοποιοῦ Σταυροῦ, προστασίαις τῶν τιμίων ἐπουρανίων δυνάμεων ἀσωμάτων, ἱκεσίαις τοῦ τιμίου ἐνδόξου προφήτου προδρόμου καὶ βαπτιστοῦ Ἰωάννου, τῶν ἁγίων ἐνδόξων καὶ πανευφήμων ἀποστόλων, τῶν ἐν ἁγίοις πατέρων ἡμῶν μεγάλων ἱεραρχῶν καὶ οἰκουμενικῶν διδασκάλων Βασιλείου τοῦ Μεγάλου, Γρηγορίου τοῦ Θεολόγου καὶ Ἰωάννου τοῦ Χρυσοστόμου, Ἀθανασίου καὶ Κυρίλλου, Ἰωάννου τοῦ Ἐλεήμονος πατριαρχῶν Ἀλεξανδρείας· Νικολάου τοῦ ἐν Μύροις, Σπυρίδωνος ἐπισκόπου Τριμυθοῦντος, καὶ Νεκταρίου Πενταπόλεως τῶν θαυματουργῶν· τῶν ἁγίων ἐνδόξων μεγαλομαρτύρων Γεωργίου τοῦ τροπαιοφόρου, Δημητρίου τοῦ μυροβλήτου, Θεοδώρου τοῦ τήρωνος, Θεοδώρου τοῦ στρατηλάτου, Μηνᾶ τοῦ θαυματουργοῦ· τῶν ἱερομαρτύρων Χαραλάμπους καὶ Ἐλευθερίου, τῆς ἁγίας ἐνδόξου μεγαλομάρτυρος καὶ πανευφήμου Εὐφημίας· τῶν ἁγίων ἐνδόξων μαρτύρων Θέκλας, Βαρβάρας, Ἀναστασίας, Αἰκατερίνης, Κυριακῆς, Φωτεινῆς, Μαρίνης, Παρασκευῆς καὶ Εἰρήνης· τῶν ὁσίων καὶ θεοφόρων πατέρων ἡμῶν· (τοῦ ἁγίου τοῦ ναοῦ)· τῶν ἁγίων καὶ δικαίων θεοπατόρων Ἰωακεὶμ καὶ Ἄννης, καὶ τοῦ Ἁγίου Πρωτομάρτυρος, καὶ Ἀρχιδιακόνου Στεφάνου, καὶ τῶν ἁγίων καὶ δικαίων, Ἰωσὴφ τοῦ Μνήστορος, Δαυῒδ τοῦ Βασιλέως, καὶ Ἰακώβου τοῦ Ἀδελφοθέου, ὧν καὶ τὴν μνήμην ἐπιτελοῦμεν· καὶ πάντων σου τῶν ἁγίων·	through the intercessions of our all-immaculate Lady Theotokos and ever-virgin Mary, by the power of the precious and life-giving Cross, the protection of the honorable, heavenly, bodiless powers, the supplications of the honorable, glorious prophet and forerunner John the Baptist, the holy, glorious, and praiseworthy apostles, our fathers among the saints, the great hierarchs and ecumenical teachers Basil the Great, Gregory the Theologian, and John Chrysostom; Athanasius, Cyril, and John the Merciful, patriarchs of Alexandria, Nicholas, bishop of Myra, Spyridon, bishop of Trimythous, Nektarios of Pentapolis, the wonderworkers; the holy, glorious, great martyrs George the triumphant, Demetrios the myrrh-streamer, Theodore the soldier, and Theodore the general; Menas the wonderworker; Charalampus and Eleutherius, the hieromartyrs; the holy, glorious, and victorious martyrs; the glorious great Martyr and all-laudable Euphemia; the holy and glorious Martyrs Thecla, Barbara, Anastasia, Catherine, Kyriaki, Photini, Marina, Paraskevi and Irene; our venerable and God-bearing fathers; (local patron saint); the holy and righteous ancestors of God Joachim and Anna; and the holy Protomartyr and Archdeacon Stephen, and the holy and righteous Joseph the Betrothed, David the King, and James (Iakovos) the Brother of the Lord, whose memory we observe; and all Your saints:
ἱκετεύομέν σε, μόνε πολυέλεε Κύριε, ἐπάκουσον ἡμῶν τῶν ἁμαρτωλῶν δεομένων σου καὶ ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς.	We beseech you, only merciful Lord, hear us sinners who pray to you and have mercy on us.
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Κύριε, ἐλέησον. (ιβʹ)	CHOIR: Lord, have mercy. (12)
ΙΕΡΕΥΣ	PRIEST
Ἐλέει καὶ οἰκτιρμοῖς καὶ φιλανθρωπίᾳ τοῦ μονογενοῦς σου Υἱοῦ, μεθʼ οὗ εὐλογητὸς εἶ, σὺν τῷ παναγίῳ καὶ ἀγαθῷ καὶ ζωοποιῷ σου Πνεύματι, νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων.	Through the mercy, compassion, and love for humankind of Your only-begotten Son, with whom You are blessed, and Your all-holy, good and life-creating Spirit, now and ever and to the ages of ages.
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Ἀμήν.	CHOIR: Amen.

Ode 1: Octoechos: Canon-1	Ode 1: Octoechos: Canon-1
Τῆς Ὀκτωήχου - - -	From Octoechos - - -
ΧΟΡΟΣ	CHOIR
Κανὼν ὁ Ἀναστάσιμος.	Canon for the Resurrection.
	c1211 - SDedes/ c1211 - SDedes/
ᾨδὴ αʹ. Ἦχος πλ. αʹ. Ὁ Εἱρμός.	Ode i. Mode pl. 1. Heirmos.
	Ἵππον καὶ ἀναβάτην.
Ἵππον καὶ ἀναβάτην, εἰς θάλασσαν Ἐρυθράν, ὁ συντρίβων πολέμους, ἐν ὑψηλῷ βραχίονι, Χριστὸς ἐξετίναξεν, Ἰσραὴλ δὲ ἔσωσεν, ἐπινίκιον ὕμνον ᾄδοντα.	He who brings wars to nothing with arm exalted is Christ. * Horse and rider of Egypt He shook off; and He threw them in the midst of the Red Sea * and delivered Israel, * who were singing a song of victory. [SD]
Τροπάρια.	Troparia.
Δόξα τῇ ἁγίᾳ ἀναστάσει σου, Κύριε.	Glory to Your holy Resurrection, O Lord.
Σὲ ἡ ἀκανθηφόρος, Ἑβραίων συναγωγή, οὐ στοργὴν Εὐεργέτα, πρὸς σὲ φυλάξασα μητρικήν, Χριστὲ ἐστεφάνωσε, τὸν γενάρχην λύοντα, τῆς ἀκάνθης τὸ ἐπιτίμιον.	Thorn-bearing, the assembly of the leaders of the Jews, * did not show You, O Benefactor, tender maternal love. * O Christ, they berated You, * as You wore a crown of thorns * and released Adam from the curse of thorns. [SD]
Δόξα τῇ ἁγίᾳ ἀναστάσει σου, Κύριε.	Glory to Your holy Resurrection, O Lord.
Ἤγειράς με πεσόντα, τῷ βόθρῳ ἐπικλυσθείς, Ζωοδότα ἀπτώτως· καὶ τῆς ἐμῆς δυσώδους φθορᾶς, Χριστὲ ἀνασχόμενος, ἀπειράστως θείας οὐσίας, μύρῳ με εὐωδίασας.	Giver of life, not liable to fall, You came to the pit, * and You raised me who fell; and You endured my putrid decay, * without being touched by it; * and You made me fragrant, * with Your divine essence’s perfume, O Christ. [SD]
Ὑπεραγία Θεοτόκε, σῶσον ἡμᾶς.	Most-holy Theotokos, save us.
Θεοτοκίον.	Theotokion.
Λέλυται ἡ κατάρα, ἡ λύπη πέπαυται· ἡ γὰρ εὐλογημένη, καὶ Κεχαριτωμένη πιστοῖς, χαρὰν ἐξανέτειλεν, εὐλογίαν πᾶσιν, ἀνθηφοροῦσα Χριστὸν τοῖς πέρασι.	Loosed is the curse. The sentence of pain and sorrow at birth * is suspended; for Mary, who is blessed and is full of grace, * has caused joy to rise for all. * She gave birth to Christ our God, * and blossomed blessing for the whole wide world. [SD]

Ode 1: Menaion: Canon-1	Ode 1: Menaion: Canon-1
Τοῦ Μνήστορος.	For Joseph the Betrothed.
Τοῦ Μηναίου - - -	From Menaion - - -
Ἦχος αʹ. Χριστὸς γεννᾶται.	Mode 1. N/M (Christ is born.)

Ἅγιε τοῦ Θεοῦ, πρέσβευε ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν.	Saint of God, intercede for us.
Χριστοῦ θεράπον μακάριε, Χριστοῦ τοῦ σαρκωθέντος διάκονε, Χριστοῦ πατὴρ νομιζόμενος, τούτῳ σὺν παῤῥησίᾳ, παρεστηκώς, αἴτησαι εἰρήνην, καὶ δεινῶν ἀπαλλαγήν, τοῖς εὐφημοῦσί σε.	O blessed servant of Christ, O minister of Christ incarnate, O supposed father of Christ, as you stand near Him with confidence, pray for peace and deliverance from hardships for those who extol you. [SD]
Ἅγιε τοῦ Θεοῦ, πρέσβευε ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν.	Saint of God, intercede for us.
Ῥημάτων θείων ὑπήκοος, πραγμάτων παραδόξων διάκονος, Παρθένου Μνήστωρ θεόπαιδος, δίκαιος κατὰ πάντα καὶ ἀληθής, Ἰωσὴφ ἐδείχθης, καὶ δικαίων, ἐν σκηναῖς ἐπαναπέπαυσαι.	O Joseph, you were obedient to the words of God, a minister of marvellous things, the Betrothed of the Virgin Mother of God, and righteous and true in all things. Now you have found rest in the dwellings of the righteous. [SD]
Δόξα.	Glory.
Ἰδεῖν Χριστὸν κατηξίωσαι, μορφῇ τῇ καθʼ ἡμᾶς νηπιάσαντα, καὶ τούτου Πατὴρ ὠνόμασαι· μεγίστη σου ἡ δόξα, ὡς ἀληθῶς! μέγα ὑπὲρ πάντας, τὸ ἀξίωμα! διὸ ἀνευφημοῦμέν σε.	You were counted worthy to see Christ when He became an infant in our form, and you were called His father. Your glory is truly great! Your dignity is greater than all! Therefore, we extol you. [SD]
Καὶ νῦν. Θεοτοκίον.	Both now. Theotokion.
Σαρκὶ Χριστὸν ἀπεκύησας, ἁγνὴ ἐν Βηθλεὲμ Ἀπειρόγαμε, σπαργάνοις αὐτὸν εἱλήσασα· οὗ τὴν ἐπιδημίαν καταπλαγείς, Ἰωσὴφ σὺν φόβῳ, μεγαλύνει προσκυνεῖ τὴν τούτου δύναμιν.	O pure and virgin Maiden, you gave birth to Christ in the flesh in Bethlehem, and you wrapped Him in swaddling clothes. And Joseph, amazed at His advent, magnified and worshiped His power with fear. [SD]

Ode 1: Katavasia	Ode 1: Katavasia
ᾨδὴ αʹ. Καταβασία. Ἦχος αʹ.	Ode i. Katavasia. Mode 1.
c1012 - GTheodoridis/ c1011 - Roubanis/	c1211 - SDedes/ c1211 - SDedes/ c1211.a1 - Ode 1/ c1211.a3 - Ode 3/ c1211.a4 - Ode 4/ c1211.a5 - Ode 5/ c1211.a6 - Ode 6/ c1211.a7 - Ode 7/ c1211.a8 - Ode 8/
Ἔσωσε λαόν, θαυματουργῶν Δεσπότης * Ὑγρὸν θαλάσσης, κῦμα χερσώσας πάλαι. * Ἑκὼν δὲ τεχθεὶς ἐκ Κόρης, τρίβον βατὴν * Πόλου τίθησιν ἡμῖν· ὃν κατ οὐσίαν * Ἴσόν τε Πατρί, καὶ βροτοῖς δοξάζομεν.	Working signs of old, the Master saved the people * In the wilderness, by turning the sea into dry land. * Today, being willingly born of a Virgin, * He lays a path to heaven for us, who therefore * Praise Him, equal in essence to the Father and to humanity. [GOASD]

Ode 3: Octoechos: Canon-1	Ode 3: Octoechos: Canon-1
Τῆς Ὀκτωήχου - - -	From Octoechos - - -
Κανὼν ὁ Ἀναστάσιμος.	Canon for the Resurrection.
	c1211 - SDedes/ c1211 - SDedes/
ᾨδὴ γʹ. Ἦχος πλ. αʹ. Ὁ Εἱρμός.	Ode iii. Mode pl. 1. Heirmos.
	Ὁ πήξας ἐπʼ οὐδενός.
Ὁ πήξας ἐπʼ οὐδενὸς τὴν γῆν τῇ προστάξει σου, καὶ μετεωρίσας ἀσχέτως βρίθουσαν, ἐπὶ τὴν ἀσάλευτον Χριστέ, πέτραν τῶν ἐντολῶν σου, τὴν Ἐκκλησίαν σου στερέωσον, μόνε ἀγαθὲ καὶ φιλάνθρωπε.	O Lord, You established earth on nothing by Your command, * and You made it free floating, heavy though it be. * Do likewise now establish Your Church on Your divine commandments, * as on a rock that is immovable. * You alone are good and humane, O Christ. [SD]
Τροπάρια.	Troparia.
Δόξα τῇ ἁγίᾳ ἀναστάσει σου, Κύριε.	Glory to Your holy Resurrection, O Lord.

Χολὴν μὲν οἱ ἐκ πέτρας τὸ μέλι θηλάσαντες, τῷ ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ τερατουργήσαντι, σοὶ προσενηνόχασι Χριστέ, ὄξος δʼ ἀντὶ τοῦ μάννα, εὐεργεσίαν σοι ἠμείψαντο, παῖδες Ἰσραὴλ οἱ ἀγνώμονες.	Ungrateful towards You were the children of Israel, * for all the good You did them in the wilderness. * You performed a wonder, and a rock gave honey, which they suckled. * Now in return they give You gall, O Christ; * for the manna, they give You vinegar. [SD]
Δόξα τῇ ἁγίᾳ ἀναστάσει σου, Κύριε.	Glory to Your holy Resurrection, O Lord.

Οἱ πάλαι φωτοειδεῖ νεφέλῃ σκεπόμενοι, τὴν ζωὴν ἐν τάφῳ Χριστὸν κατέθεντο· ἀλλʼ αὐτεξουσίως ἀναστάς, πᾶσι πιστοῖς παρέσχε, τὴν μυστικῶς ἐπισκιάζουσαν, ἄνωθεν τοῦ Πνεύματος ἔλλαμψιν.	Descendants of those who were shielded by the shining cloud * laid inside a tomb Christ the Lord and life himself. * Since in His own power He rose, from on high He sent the Spirit’s * illumination that now mystically * overshadows all who believe in Him. [SD]
Ὑπεραγία Θεοτόκε, σῶσον ἡμᾶς.	Most-holy Theotokos, save us.
Θεοτοκίον.	Theotokion.

Σὺ Μήτηρ Θεοῦ ἀσυνδυάστως γεγένησαι, τοῦ ἐξ ἀκηράτου Πατρὸς ἐκλάμψαντος, ἄνευθεν ὠδίνων μητρικῶν· ὅθεν σε Θεοτόκον, σεσαρκωμένον γὰρ ἐκύησας, Λόγον ὀρθοδόξως κηρύττομεν.	You virginally and without labor gave birth to Him * who shone forth eternally from the undefiled * Father and became Mother of God. Therefore we orthodoxly * proclaim that you are Theotokos, for you * carried in your womb the incarnate Word. [SD]

Ode 3: Menaion: Canon-1	Ode 3: Menaion: Canon-1
Τοῦ Μνήστορος.	For Joseph the Betrothed.
Τοῦ Μηναίου - - -	From Menaion - - -
Ἦχος αʹ. Τῷ πρὸ τῶν αἰώνων.	Mode 1. N/M (To the Son.)

Ἅγιε τοῦ Θεοῦ, πρέσβευε ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν.	Saint of God, intercede for us.
Τοῦ πρὸ τῶν αἰώνων, ἐκ Πατρὸς ἀποῤῥήτως ἐκλάμψαντος, καὶ ἐκ Παρθένου ἐπʼ ἐσχάτων, σαρκωθέντος ἀφράστως, Πατὴρ ὠνομάσθης ἔνδοξε, καὶ μυστηρίου φρικτοῦ θεωρός, Μάκαρ ἐχρημάτισας.	Of the Son, begotten * without flux, of the Father, before the ages, * and who was lately made incarnate * of the Virgin ineffably, * you were called father, and you witnessed the awesome mystery, O glorious and blessed Joseph. [SD]
Ἅγιε τοῦ Θεοῦ, πρέσβευε ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν.	Saint of God, intercede for us.
Ὂν αἱ ἄνω τάξεις, ὡς Θεὸν ἀπερίγραπτον τρέμουσι, τοῦτον τεχθέντα ἐκ Παρθένου, Ἰωσὴφ ταῖς χερσί σου, κρατεῖς καθαγιαζόμενος, τῇ ἐπαφῇ τῇ φρικώδει σοφέ· ὅθεν σε γεραίρομεν.	O wise Joseph, when He was born of a Virgin, you held in your arms the One, before whom, as uncircumscribable God, the hosts on high tremble. You were sanctified by touching Him. And therefore, we honor you. [SD]
Δόξα.	Glory.
Ὕψος μυστηρίου, γενεαῖς μὴ γνωσθέντος ταῖς πρώην Σοφέ, κατεπιστεύθης τῇ καρδίᾳ, καθαρὸς δεδειγμένος· διʼ οὗ ἅπαντες ἐσώθημεν, οἱ τὴν φωσφόρον καὶ θείαν πιστῶς, μνήμην σου δοξάζοντες.	O wise Joseph, the supernal mystery, which was not revealed to former generations, was entrusted to your heart, for you were shown to be pure. Through this mystery we have all been saved, and we faithfully glorify your luminous and divine memory. [SD]
Καὶ νῦν. Θεοτοκίον.	Both now. Theotokion.
Σάρκα εἰληφότα, ἐξ ἁγνῶν σου αἱμάτων Παρθένε Ἁγνή, καὶ ἐν σπηλαίῳ γεννηθέντα, καὶ ἐν φάτνῃ τεθέντα, ἰδὼν Ἰωσὴφ ὁ δίκαιος, τὸν καθʼ ἡμᾶς ὁραθέντα Θεόν, ὕμνοις ἐμεγάλυνε.	O pure Virgin, righteous Joseph looked at you Son, who took flesh from your pure blood, and who was born in a cave and laid in a manger; and he magnified with hymns who appeared like us. [SD]

Ode 3: Katavasia	Ode 3: Katavasia
ᾨδὴ γʹ. Καταβασία. Ἦχος αʹ.	Ode iii. Katavasia. Mode 1.
c1012 - GTheodoridis/ c1011 - JVelon/	c1211 - SDedes/ c1211 - SDedes/ c1211.a1 - SDedes/
Νεῦσον πρὸς ὕμνους, οἰκετῶν Εὐεργέτα * Ἐχθροῦ ταπεινῶν, τὴν ἐπηρμένην ὀφρύν· * Φέρων τε παντεπόπτα, τῆς ἁμαρτίας * Ὕπερθεν ἀκλόνητον, ἐστηριγμένους * Μάκαρ μελῳδούς, τῇ βάσει τῆς πίστεως.	Incline Your ear to the hymns of us Your servants. * Subdue the arrogant contempt of the foe. * Exalt us who sing to You, all-seeing Benefactor, * To be unshaken and confirmed on the foundation of the Faith, * High above sin, and strengthened, O blessed Lord. [GOASD]

Ode 3: Short Litany	Ode 3: Short Litany
ΙΕΡΕΥΣ	PRIEST
Ἔτι καὶ ἔτι ἐν εἰρήνῃ τοῦ Κυρίου δεηθῶμεν.	Again and again in peace let us pray to the Lord.
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Κύριε, ἐλέησον.	CHOIR: Lord, have mercy.
ΙΕΡΕΥΣ	PRIEST
Ἀντιλαβοῦ, σῶσον, ἐλέησον καὶ διαφύλαξον ἡμᾶς, ὁ Θεός, τῇ σῇ χάριτι.	Help us, save us, have mercy on us, and protect us, O God, by Your grace.
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Κύριε, ἐλέησον.	CHOIR: Lord, have mercy.
ΙΕΡΕΥΣ	PRIEST
Τῆς παναγίας, ἀχράντου, ὑπερευλογημένης, ἐνδόξου, δεσποίνης ἡμῶν Θεοτόκου καὶ ἀειπαρθένου Μαρίας μετὰ πάντων τῶν ἁγίων μνημονεύσαντες, ἑαυτοὺς καὶ ἀλλήλους καὶ πᾶσαν τὴν ζωὴν ἡμῶν Χριστῷ τῷ Θεῷ παραθώμεθα.	Remembering our all-holy, immaculate, most blessed, and glorious Lady, the Theotokos and ever-virgin Mary, with all the saints, let us commend ourselves and one another and our whole life to Christ our God.
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Σοί, Κύριε.	CHOIR: To You, O Lord.
ΙΕΡΕΥΣ	PRIEST
Ὅτι σὺ εἶ ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν καὶ σοὶ τὴν δόξαν ἀναπέμπομεν, τῷ Πατρὶ καὶ τῷ Υἱῷ καὶ τῷ ἁγίῳ Πνεύματι, νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων.	For You are our God, and to You we offer up glory, to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and to the ages of ages.
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Ἀμήν.	CHOIR: Amen.

Secondary Kontakion	Secondary Kontakion
ΑΝΑΓΝΩΣΤΗΣ	READER
Τῆς Ὀκτωήχου - - -	From Octoechos - - -
Κοντάκιον Ἀναστάσιμον.	Resurrectional Kontakion.
Πρὸς τὸν ᾅδην Σωτήρ μου συγκαταβέβηκας, καὶ τὰς πύλας συντρίψας ὡς παντοδύναμος, τοὺς θανόντας ὡς κτίστης συνεξανέστησας, καὶ θανάτου τὸ κέντρον Χριστὲ συνέτριψας, καὶ Ἀδὰμ τῆς κατάρας ἐῤῥύσω Φιλάνθρωπε· διὸ πάντες σοι κράζομεν· Σῶσον ἡμᾶς Κύριε.	O my Savior, You descended into the netherworld, and You shattered its gates, for You are almighty God. O Creator, with yourself You raised the dead of all time, and You utterly destroyed the sting of death, O Christ. O benevolent Master, You freed Adam from the ancient curse. Therefore we all cry to You: Save us, O Lord. [GOASD]
Ὁ Οἶκος.	Oikos.
Ἀκούσασαι αἱ γυναῖκες τοῦ Ἀγγέλου τὰ ῥήματα, ἀπεβάλοντο τὸν θρῆνον, προσχαρεῖς γενόμεναι, καὶ σύντρομοι τὴν ἀνάστασιν ἔβλεπον, καὶ ἰδοὺ Χριστὸς προσήγγισεν αὐταῖς, λέγων τό· Χαίρετε, θαρσεῖτε, ἐγὼ τὸν κόσμον νενίκηκα, καὶ τοὺς δεσμίους ἐῤῥυσάμην· σπουδάσατε οὖν πρὸς τοὺς Μαθητάς, ἀπαγγέλλουσαι αὐτοῖς, ὅτι προάγω ὑμᾶς, ἐν τῇ χώρᾳ Γαλιλαίᾳ τοῦ κηρῦξαι· διὸ πάντες σοι κράζομεν· Σῶσον ἡμᾶς Κύριε.	When the women heard the Angel’s words, they put away their grief; and they rejoiced with trembling as they saw the resurrection. And behold, Christ came to them and said, “Rejoice! Take courage! I have overcome the world and have rescued the prisoners. Go quickly now to the Disciples and tell them that I am going before them to proclaim it in the region of Galilee.” Therefore we all cry to You: Save us, O Lord. [GOASD]

Mid-Ode Kathisma or Hypakoe	Mid-Ode Kathisma or Hypakoe
Τοῦ Μηναίου - - -	From Menaion - - -
ΧΟΡΟΣ	CHOIR
Κάθισμα. Τοῦ Μνήστορος.	Kathisma. For Joseph the Betrothed.
Ἦχος αʹ. Χορὸς ἀγγελικός.	Mode 1. N/M (In heaven.)

Πατρὸς ὡς ἀληθῶς, οὐρανίου θεράπων, ἐγένου Ἰωσήφ, καὶ Πατὴρ τοῦ ἀνάρχου, Υἱοῦ σὺ νενόμισαι, τοῦ σαρκὶ νηπιάσαντος· ὅθεν σήμερον, τὴν παναγίαν σου μνήμην, ἑορτάζομεν, ἐν εὐφροσύνῃ καρδίας, πιστῶς ἀνυμνοῦντές σε.	Joseph, you were truly a servant of the heavenly Father, and you were thought to be the father of His unoriginate Son who become an infant in the flesh. Therefore we celebrate your all-holy memory today with gladness of heart, and we extol you faithfully. [SD]
Δόξα. Τοῦ Ἁγίου Στεφάνου.	Glory. For St. Stephen.
Τοῦ Μηναίου - - -	From Menaion - - -
Ἦχος αʹ. Τὸν τάφον σου Σωτήρ.	Mode 1. N/M (The soldiers.)
	Τὸν τάφον σου Σωτήρ.

Ἀπόστολε Χριστοῦ, Διακόνων ὁ πρῶτος, Πρωτόαθλε σοφέ, τῶν Μαρτύρων ἀκρότης, ὁ κόσμου τὰ πέρατα, ἁγιάσας τοῖς ἄθλοις σου, καὶ τοῖς θαύμασι, ψυχὰς ἀνθρώπων λαμπρύνας, τους τιμῶντάς σε, ῥῦσαι παντοίων κινδύνων, πανεύφημε Στέφανε.	Apostle of Christ and the first of the Deacons, wise and foremost first martyr athlete, you sanctified the whole world by your contests, and you brightened peoples’ souls by your miracles. Now rescue us who honor you from every kind of danger, O all-lauded Stephen. [SD]
Καὶ νῦν. Τῶν Θεοπατόρων.	Both now. For the Ancestors of God.
Ἦχος αʹ. Χορὸς ἀγγελικός.	Mode 1. N/M (In heaven.)

Χορὸς τῶν Προφητῶν, ἑορτάζει ἐνθέως, τὸ θαῦμα τὸ ἐν σοί, γεγονὸς ὦ Παρθένε· Θεὸν σεσαρκωμένον γάρ, ἐπὶ γῆς ἀπεκύησας· Μάγοι πίστει δέ, σὺν Ἰωσὴφ ἐκβοῶσι, τῷ Δαυῒδ νυνί, τῷ Θεοπάτορι Κόρη, τὰ ἄῤῥητα θαύματα.	O all-holy Virgin, the choir of Prophets, divinely inspired, celebrates the miracle that was accomplished in you; for you gave birth to God who was incarnate on earth. Magi with faith join Joseph in telling the ineffable wonders to David the ancestor of God. [SD]

Ode 4: Octoechos: Canon-1	Ode 4: Octoechos: Canon-1
Τῆς Ὀκτωήχου - - -	From Octoechos - - -
Κανὼν ὁ Ἀναστάσιμος.	Canon for the Resurrection.
	c1211 - SDedes/ c1211 - SDedes/
ᾨδὴ δʹ. Ἦχος πλ. αʹ. Ὁ Εἱρμός.	Ode iv. Mode pl. 1. Heirmos.
	Τὴν θείαν ἐννοήσας.
Τὴν θείαν ἐννοήσας σου κένωσιν, ἐξεστηκὼς ὁ Ἀββακούμ, Χριστὲ ἐν τρόμῳ ἐβόα σοι· Εἰς σωτηρίαν λαοῦ σου, τοῦ σῶσαι τοὺς χριστούς σου ἐλήλυθας.	Habakkuk as a prophet considered Your divine self-emptying, O Christ, and in astonishment said to You, * “For the salvation of Your people You have come, to save Your anointed ones.” [SD]
Τροπάρια.	Troparia.
Δόξα τῇ ἁγίᾳ ἀναστάσει σου, Κύριε.	Glory to Your holy Resurrection, O Lord.

Τῆς Μεῤῥᾶς τὰ πικρότατα νάματα, ὡς ἐν εἰκόνι προτυπῶν, τὸν ἄχραντόν σου Σταυρὸν Ἀγαθέ, τῆς ἁμαρτίας νεκροῦντα, τὴν γεῦσιν διὰ ξύλου ἐγλύκανας.	A type of Your immaculate Cross is seen, * when in the desert Moses made the bitter waters of Marah sweet * using a tree, O good Savior: * the tree is Your Cross that kills the taste of death. [SD]
Δόξα τῇ ἁγίᾳ ἀναστάσει σου, Κύριε.	Glory to Your holy Resurrection, O Lord.

Σταυρὸν κατὰ τοῦ ξύλου τῆς γνώσεως, κατὰ γλυκείας ἐδωδῆς, χολὴν Σωτήρ μου προσίεσαι· κατὰ φθορᾶς δὲ θανάτου, τὸ αἷμά σου τὸ θεῖον ἐξέχεας.	To remedy the failures in Paradise, * the tree of knowledge and the sweet forbidden fruit and destructive death, * O Lord, for us You accepted * the Cross and bitter gall, and You spilled Your blood. [SD]
Ὑπεραγία Θεοτόκε, σῶσον ἡμᾶς.	Most-holy Theotokos, save us.
Θεοτοκίον.	Theotokion.

Ἐκτὸς μὲν συναφείας συνέλαβες, ἀδιαφθόρως ἐν γαστρί, καὶ πρὶν ὠδινῆσαι τέτοκας, καὶ μετὰ τόκον παρθένος, Θεὸν σαρκὶ τεκοῦσα πεφύλαξαι.	O Lady, as a virgin remaining chaste * you still conceived within your womb, and you gave birth without laboring. * Giving birth to God incarnate, * after childbirth you remained a virgin still. [SD]

Ode 4: Menaion: Canon-1	Ode 4: Menaion: Canon-1
Τοῦ Μνήστορος.	For Joseph the Betrothed.
Τοῦ Μηναίου - - -	From Menaion - - -
Ἦχος αʹ. Ῥάβδος ἐκ τῆς ῥίζης.	Mode 1. N/M (A rod has come forth.)

Ἅγιε τοῦ Θεοῦ, πρέσβευε ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν.	Saint of God, intercede for us.
Ἔχων λογισμὸν ταῖς θεϊκαῖς, ὑπείκοντα προστάξεσι, καὶ καθαρὸς ὅλος γενόμενος, τὴν μόνην ἐν γυναιξί, καθαρὰν καὶ ἄμωμον, μάκαρ Ἰωσὴφ σὺ ἐμνηστεύσω, τηρῶν Παρθένον ἁγνήν, πρὸς ὑποδοχὴν τοῦ Ποιήσαντος.	O blessed Joseph, when your mind was obedient to the divine commands, and you became wholly pure, you were betrothed to Mary, who alone was pure and blameless among women, and you kept her a pure virgin, so that she could receive the Creator. [SD]
Ἅγιε τοῦ Θεοῦ, πρέσβευε ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν.	Saint of God, intercede for us.
Μόνῳ Γαβριὴλ ἐν οὐρανῷ, καὶ μόνῳ σοι ἀοίδιμε, μετὰ τὴν μόνην Ἀπειρόγαμον, τὸ μόνον ὑπερβολῇ, φοβερὸν μυστήριον, μάκαρ Ἰωσὴφ ἐνεπιστεύθη, τὸν μόνον φθοροποιόν, ἄρχοντα τοῦ σκότος τροπούμενον.	O renowned and blessed Joseph, the only surpassingly awesome mystery, that would triumph over the only destroyer and prince of darkness, was entrusted in heaven only to Gabriel, and, after her who knew not wedlock, only to you. [SD]
Δόξα.	Glory.
Ἔμψυχος ναὸς φωτοειδής, ὑπάρχων τοῦ Ποιήσαντος, ἐπιμελείᾳ θείων πράξεων, ἐκ τοῦ ἁγίου Ναοῦ, τὸν Ναὸν τὸν ἅγιον, σὺ παραλαβεῖν κατηξιώθης, τὴν μόνην ἐν γυναιξί, μάκαρ Ἰωσὴφ Ἀειπάρθενον.	O blessed Joseph, you became a luminous and animate temple of the Creator, because you were diligent in godly deeds; and you were found worthy to receive the only Ever-virgin among women from the holy temple. [SD]
Καὶ νῦν. Θεοτοκίον.	Both now. Theotokion.
Λύων τοῦ νοός σου προφανῶς, ἐπέστη ὁ ἀόρατος, ἀμφιβολίαν πᾶσαν, λέγων σοι· Μὴ φοβηθῇς Ἰωσήφ, Μαριὰμ τὴν Ἄχραντον, νῦν παραλαβεῖν· γαστρὶ γὰρ φέρει, τὸν φέροντα τῇ αὐτοῦ, θεϊκῇ δυνάμει τὰ σύμπαντα.	The invisible Archangel came to you visibly to dispel every doubt from your mind, and to say to you, “Joseph, do not be afraid now to take the immaculate Mary; for in her womb she holds the One who by His divine power holds everything.” [SD]

Ode 4: Katavasia	Ode 4: Katavasia
ᾨδὴ δʹ. Καταβασία. Ἦχος αʹ.	Ode iv. Katavasia. Mode 1.
c1012 - GTheodoridis/ c1011 - JVelon/	c1211 - SDedes/ c1211 - SDedes/ c1211.a1 - SDedes/
Γένους βροτείου, τὴν ἀνάπλασιν πάλαι * ᾌδων Προφήτης, Ἀββακοὺμ προμηνύει * Ἰδεῖν ἀφράστως, ἀξιωθεὶς τὸν τύπον· * Νέον βρέφος γάρ, ἐξ ὄρους τῆς Παρθένου * Ἐξῆλθε λαῶν, εἰς ἀνάπλασιν Λόγος.	Of old, Habakkuk’s ode predicted the human * Race’s remaking, for as a Prophet he was granted * Numinous portents: God the Logos as a newborn * Infant emerging from an overshadowed mountain, * Namely the Virgin, to refashion humanity. [GOASD]

Ode 5: Octoechos: Canon-1	Ode 5: Octoechos: Canon-1
Τῆς Ὀκτωήχου - - -	From Octoechos - - -
Κανὼν ὁ Ἀναστάσιμος.	Canon for the Resurrection.
	c1211 - SDedes/ c1211 - SDedes/
ᾨδὴ εʹ. Ἦχος πλ. αʹ. Ὁ Εἱρμός.	Ode v. Mode pl. 1. Heirmos.
	Ὁ ἀναβαλλόμενος.
Ὁ ἀναβαλλόμενος φῶς ὡς ἱμάτιον, πρὸς σὲ ὀρθρίζω καὶ σοὶ κραυγάζω· Τὴν ψυχήν μου φώτισον, τὴν ἐσκοτισμένην, Χριστὲ ὡς μόνος εὔσπλαγχνος.	Early do I rise to You, who cover yourself with light * as with a garment. O God, I cry out * to You, to illumine my soul that has been darkened, * O Christ, the only merciful Lord. [SD]
Τροπάρια.	Troparia.
Δόξα τῇ ἁγίᾳ ἀναστάσει σου, Κύριε.	Glory to Your holy Resurrection, O Lord.

Ὁ τῆς δόξης Κύριος ἐν ἀδοξίας μορφῇ, ἐπὶ τοῦ ξύλου ἠτιμωμένος, ἑκουσίως κρέμαται, τὴν θείαν μοι δόξαν, ἀφράστως προμηθούμενος.	Christ, the Lord of glory, who assumed inglorious form, * is voluntarily stripped of honor * and unjustly crucified, thus for me procuring * glory divine ineffably. [SD]
Δόξα τῇ ἁγίᾳ ἀναστάσει σου, Κύριε.	Glory to Your holy Resurrection, O Lord.

Σύ με μετημφίασας πρὸς ἀφθαρσίαν Χριστέ, φθορᾶς θανάτου ἀδιαφθόρως, τῇ σαρκὶ γευσάμενος, καὶ ἐξανατείλας, τοῦ μνήματος τριήμερος.	Tasting death’s destruction in the flesh without decay, * O Christ my Savior, and within three days * rising from the sepulcher, * You put the imperishable on my nature, O Lord. [SD]
Ὑπεραγία Θεοτόκε, σῶσον ἡμᾶς.	Most-holy Theotokos, save us.
Θεοτοκίον.	Theotokion.

Σὺ δικαιοσύνην τε καὶ ἀπολύτρωσιν, ἡμῖν τεκοῦσα Χριστὸν ἀσπόρως, ἐλευθέραν ἔδρασας, ἀρᾶς Θεοτόκε, τὴν φύσιν τοῦ προπάτορος.	You, O Theotokos, without seed gave birth to Christ, * who is our justice and our redemption; * in so doing you have freed * the nature of Adam, our forefather, from the curse. [SD]

Ode 5: Menaion: Canon-1	Ode 5: Menaion: Canon-1
Τοῦ Μνήστορος.	For Joseph the Betrothed.
Τοῦ Μηναίου - - -	From Menaion - - -
Ἦχος αʹ. Θεὸς ὢν εἰρήνης.	Mode 1. N/M (O God of peace.)

Ἅγιε τοῦ Θεοῦ, πρέσβευε ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν.	Saint of God, intercede for us.
Πραότητι λάμπων, σοφὲ Ἰωσήφ, ἐν τῇ γῇ τῶν πραέων ἐσκήνωσας, Χριστοῦ τοῦ πράου ῥήματι, Πατὴρ ὀνομασθείς, ὃν ἐν ταῖς σαῖς ἀγκάλαις, κρατήσας ἡγιάσθης, καὶ ἰδὼν ἐδοξάσθης, σάρκα βροτείαν περικείμενον.	O wise Joseph, you shone with meekness, and you were named the father of Christ who was meek in word. And now you dwell in the land of the meek. You were sanctified by holding Him in your arms; you were glorified by seeing Him wrapped in mortal flesh. [SD]
Ἅγιε τοῦ Θεοῦ, πρέσβευε ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν.	Saint of God, intercede for us.
Ὡς θείαν Νεφέλην, τὴν μόνην Ἁγνήν, ἐν τοῖς κόλποις τὸν Ἥλιον κρύπτουσαν, εἰς Αἴγυπτον μετήγαγες, ἐκ πόλεως Δαυΐδ, τὸ ταύτης λῦσαι σκότος, τῆς εἰδωλομανίας, Ἰωσὴφ μυστηρίου, ὑπὲρ κατάληψιν διάκονε.	O Joseph, as a minister of the incomprehensible mystery, you lead the Maiden who alone is pure, as if she were a divine cloud concealing the Sun in her bosom, from the city of David to Egypt, so that her Son might dispel the darkness of idolatry there. [SD]
Δόξα.	Glory.
Δίκαιος ὑπάρχων, δικαίαις ὁδοῖς, τοῦ δικαίου Δεσπότου πεπόρευσαι, τοῦ κρίναντος δικαίως σε, τοιούτῳ φοβερῷ, Παμμάκαρ μυστηρίῳ, πιστῶς καθυπουργῆσαι, τῆς ἀῤῥήτου λοχείας, διʼ ἧς βροτοὶ ἐδικαιώθημεν.	All-blessed Joseph, you were righteous, and you walked in the righteous ways of the righteous Master, who rightly judged you worthy to minister faithfully to such a fearful mystery of the ineffable childbirth, by which we mortals have been justified. [SD]
Καὶ νῦν. Θεοτοκίον.	Both now. Theotokion.
Εὑρέθη ὡς ἔφη, Προφήτης Δαυΐδ, ἐν γαστρὶ ἡ Παρθένος χωρήσασα, τὸν φύσει ἀπερίγραπτον, Θεὸν Ἐμμανουήλ· ὅπερ μὴ ἐννοήσας, ὁ θεῖος ἐδιδάχθη, Ἰωσὴφ ὑπʼ Ἀγγέλου, νυκτὶ καθεύδων ὁ ἀοίδιμος.	AS the Prophet said, a virgin conceived God Emmanuel in her womb, who is by nature uncircumscribable. The divine and renowned Joseph was taught this by an Angel as he slept by night, because he did not understand. [SD]

Ode 5: Katavasia	Ode 5: Katavasia
ᾨδὴ εʹ. Καταβασία. Ἦχος αʹ.	Ode v. Katavasia. Mode 1.
c1012 - GTheodoridis/ c1011 - JVelon/	c1211 - SDedes/ c1211 - SDedes/ c1211.a1 - SDedes/
Ἐκ νυκτὸς ἔργων, ἐσκοτισμένης πλάνης * Ἱλασμὸν ἡμῖν, Χριστὲ τοῖς ἐγρηγόρως * Νῦν σοι τελοῦσιν, ὕμνον ὡς εὐεργέτῃ * Ἔλθοις πορίζων, εὐχερῆ τε τὴν τρίβον· * Καθʼ ἢν ἀνατρέχοντες, εὕροιμεν κλέος.	Now rising to You, O Christ, from the night of sinning — * Iniquitous misdeeds, bedarkened by error, — * To extol You, our Benefactor, we pray that You grant us * Your mercy, and come to us and make the path easy, * So that ascending by it we may attain to glory. [GOASD]

Ode 6: Octoechos: Canon-1	Ode 6: Octoechos: Canon-1
Τῆς Ὀκτωήχου - - -	From Octoechos - - -
Κανὼν ὁ Ἀναστάσιμος.	Canon for the Resurrection.
	c1211 - SDedes/ c1211 - SDedes/
ᾨδὴ Ϛʹ. Ἦχος πλ. αʹ. Ὁ Εἱρμός.	Ode vi. Mode pl. 1. Heirmos.
	Μαινομένην κλύδωνι.
Μαινομένην κλύδωνι, ψυχοφθόρῳ Δέσποτα Χριστέ, τῶν παθῶν τὴν θάλασσαν κατεύνασον, καὶ ἐκ φθορᾶς, ἀνάγαγέ με ὡς εὔσπλαγχνος.	I implore You, Master Christ, that You quiet the furious sea * of the passions and the soul-destroying waves; * and from corruption raise me, O compassionate Lord. [SD]
Τροπάρια.	Troparia.
Δόξα τῇ ἁγίᾳ ἀναστάσει σου, Κύριε.	Glory to Your holy Resurrection, O Lord.

Εἰς φθορὰν κατώλισθεν, ὁ γενάρχης Δέσποτα Χριστέ, παρηκόου βρώσεως γευσάμενος, καὶ πρὸς ζωήν, ἀνῆκται διὰ τοῦ πάθους σου.	Master Christ, our ancestor in the garden ate forbidden fruit, * and he slipped and fell into decay and death. * Now he is raised to life again, by Your Passion, O Lord. [SD]
Δόξα τῇ ἁγίᾳ ἀναστάσει σου, Κύριε.	Glory to Your holy Resurrection, O Lord.

Ἡ ζωὴ κατήντησας, πρὸς τὸν ᾅδην Δέσποτα Χριστέ, καὶ φθορὰ τῷ φθείραντι γενόμενος, διὰ φθορᾶς, ἐπήγασας τὴν ἀνάστασιν.	Master Christ and Life itself, You went down to Hades and became * the destruction of the one destroying us. * You have gushed forth resurrection by dying for us. [SD]
Ὑπεραγία Θεοτόκε, σῶσον ἡμᾶς.	Most-holy Theotokos, save us.
Θεοτοκίον.	Theotokion.

Ἡ Παρθένος ἔτεκε, καὶ τεκοῦσα ἔμεινεν ἁγνή, ἐν χερσὶ τὸν φέροντα τὰ σύμπαντα, ὡς ἀληθῶς, παρθένος Μήτηρ βαστάσασα.	Virgin Mary bore a child; after childbirth she continued chaste. * As a truly virgin Mother, in her arms * she held the One who holds the whole wide world in His hands. [SD]

Ode 6: Menaion: Canon-1	Ode 6: Menaion: Canon-1
Τοῦ Μνήστορος.	For Joseph the Betrothed.
Τοῦ Μηναίου - - -	From Menaion - - -
Ἦχος αʹ. Σπλάγχνων Ἰωνᾶν.	Mode 1. N/M (Jonah long ago.)

Ἅγιε τοῦ Θεοῦ, πρέσβευε ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν.	Saint of God, intercede for us.
Ξένῳ τοκετῷ, ἐκ Κόρης θεόπαιδος, τοῖς ξένοις ἡμῖν ἐπιδημήσαντα, τὸν ἀΐδιον τοῦ Πατρὸς Θεὸν λόγον, λαβὼν Ἰωσήφ, τὴν πρὸς Αἴγυπτον παμμάκαρ ξένην κάθοδον, χαίρων, σὺν αὐτῷ πεποίησαι, καθυπείκων τοῖς θείοις προστάγμασιν.	The eternal God the Logos of the Father came to us strangers by a strange birth from the Maiden Mother of God. And you, all-blessed Joseph, obeying God’s instructions, took Him and joyfully made a strange journey down to Egypt with Him. [SD]
Ἅγιε τοῦ Θεοῦ, πρέσβευε ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν.	Saint of God, intercede for us.
Ἵστασο Θεῷ, σαρκὶ νηπιάσαντι, σοφὲ Ἰωσὴφ διακονούμενος, ὥσπερ Ἄγγελος· καὶ ἀμέσως πρός τούτου ηὐγάσθης σαφῶς, τὰς ἀκτῖνας τὰς ἀΰλους εἰσδεχόμενος, μάκαρ, καὶ φωτοειδέστατος, καὶ ψυχῇ καὶ καρδίᾳ δεικνύμενος.	O wise Joseph, You stood before God who had become an infant in the flesh, and like an Angel you ministered to Him. You were directly illumined by Him, receiving immaterial rays, and becoming wholly luminous in soul and heart, O blessed one. [SD]
Δόξα.	Glory.
Ὅλος ἐπαφῇ, τῇ θείᾳ πανεύφημε, καθαγιασθεὶς ψυχῇ καὶ σώματι, μεταβέβηκας, πρὸς ἀΰλους μονὰς ἁγιάζων νυνί, τοὺς τελοῦντάς σου τὴν μνήμην Δίκαιε, ὄντως, Ἰωσὴφ πανάγιε, παναγίας μνηστὴρ Θεομήτορος.	O all-lauded and truly righteous Joseph, the all-holy Betrothed of the all-holy Mother of God, you were wholly sanctified in soul and body by touching the Divine. And now that you have passed over into immaterial mansions, you sanctify those who celebrate your memory. [SD]
Καὶ νῦν. Θεοτοκίον.	Both now. Theotokion.
Νέον ἐπὶ γῆς, παιδίον ἑώρακας, Παρθένου Ἁγνῆς ἀποτικτόμενον, τὸν προτέλειον, καὶ πρὸ πάντων αἰώνων ἐκφύντα Πατρός· καὶ Ἀγγέλων ἀνυμνούντων τοῦτον ἤκουσας, ἔνδον τοῦ σπηλαίου κείμενον, Ἰωσὴφ ἐπὶ φάτνης πανεύφημε.	O all-lauded Joseph, you saw on earth Him who is beyond perfection, who sprang forth of the Father before all the ages, born as a new-born child of a pure Virgin. And you heard Angels praising Him as He lay in a manger in the cave. [SD]

Ode 6: Katavasia	Ode 6: Katavasia
ᾨδὴ Ϛʹ. Καταβασία. Ἦχος αʹ.	Ode vi. Katavasia. Mode 1.
c1012 - GTheodoridis/ c1011 - JVelon/	c1211 - SDedes/ c1211 - SDedes/ c1211.a1 - SDedes/
Ναίων Ἰωνᾶς, ἐν μυχοῖς θαλαττίοις * Ἐλθεῖν ἐδεῖτο, καὶ ζάλην ἀπαρκέσαι. * Νυγεὶς ἐγὼ δέ, τῷ τυραννοῦντος βέλει * Χριστὲ προσαυδῶ, τὸν κακῶν ἀναιρέτην * θᾶττον μολεῖν σε, τῆς ἐμῆς ῥαθυμίας.	Gripped in the gorges of the sea, Jonah was praying * To rise above the peril round about and come to You. * However, I who am wounded by the dart of the devil, * Entreat You, O Christ the Destroyer of evil: * Without delaying come to me, before my negligence prevails. [GOASD]

Ode 6: Short Litany	Ode 6: Short Litany
ΙΕΡΕΥΣ	PRIEST
Ἔτι καὶ ἔτι ἐν εἰρήνῃ τοῦ Κυρίου δεηθῶμεν.	Again and again in peace let us pray to the Lord.
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Κύριε, ἐλέησον.	CHOIR: Lord, have mercy.
ΙΕΡΕΥΣ	PRIEST
Ἀντιλαβοῦ, σῶσον, ἐλέησον καὶ διαφύλαξον ἡμᾶς, ὁ Θεός, τῇ σῇ χάριτι.	Help us, save us, have mercy on us, and protect us, O God, by Your grace.
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Κύριε, ἐλέησον.	CHOIR: Lord, have mercy.
ΙΕΡΕΥΣ	PRIEST
Τῆς παναγίας, ἀχράντου, ὑπερευλογημένης, ἐνδόξου, δεσποίνης ἡμῶν Θεοτόκου καὶ ἀειπαρθένου Μαρίας μετὰ πάντων τῶν ἁγίων μνημονεύσαντες, ἑαυτοὺς καὶ ἀλλήλους καὶ πᾶσαν τὴν ζωὴν ἡμῶν Χριστῷ τῷ Θεῷ παραθώμεθα.	Remembering our all-holy, immaculate, most blessed, and glorious Lady, the Theotokos and ever-virgin Mary, with all the saints, let us commend ourselves and one another and our whole life to Christ our God.
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Σοί, Κύριε.	CHOIR: To You, O Lord.
ΙΕΡΕΥΣ	PRIEST
Σὺ γὰρ εἶ ὁ βασιλεὺς τῆς εἰρήνης καὶ σωτὴρ τῶν ψυχῶν ἡμῶν, καὶ σοὶ τὴν δόξαν ἀναπέμπομεν, τῷ Πατρὶ καὶ τῷ Υἱῷ καὶ τῷ ἁγίῳ Πνεύματι, νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων.	For You are the King of peace and the savior of our souls, and to You we offer up glory, to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and to the ages of ages.
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Ἀμήν.	CHOIR: Amen.

Principal Kontakion and Synaxarion	Principal Kontakion and Synaxarion
Τοῦ Μηναίου - - -	From Menaion - - -
ΑΝΑΓΝΩΣΤΗΣ	READER
Κοντάκιον. Τῶν Θεοπατόρων.	Kontakion. For the Ancestors of God.
Ἦχος γʹ. Ἡ Παρθένος σήμερον.	Mode 3. On this day.
Εὐφροσύνης σήμερον, Δαυῒδ πληροῦται ὁ θεῖος, Ἰωσήφ τε αἴνεσιν, σὺν Ἰακώβῳ προσφέρει· στέφος γὰρ τῇ συγγενείᾳ Χριστοῦ λαβόντες, χαίρουσι, καὶ τὸν ἀφράστως ἐν γῇ τεχθέντᾳ, ἀνυμνοῦσι καὶ βοῶσιν· Οἰκτίρμον σῷζε τοὺς σὲ γεραίροντας.	Filled with joy of heart today is the divine Prophet David; Joseph and Iakovos together offer up praises. They received the crown of kinship with Christ the Savior and rejoice. To Him ineffably born on earth they cry out and extol Him without ceasing, * O Lord of mercy, save us who honor You. [SD]
Ὁ Οἶκος.	Oikos.
Ἀποῤῥήτῳ βουλῇ, τίκτεται σαρκὶ ὁ ἄσαρκος, περιγράφεται νῦν σώματι, ὁ ἀπερίγραπτος, καὶ σῴζει ἀτρέπτως τὰς ἄμφω οὐσίας, ἀρχὴν λαμβάνει ὁ φύσει ἄναρχος, καὶ μόνος ὑπέρχρονος, ὁρᾶται βρέφος, ὁ ὑπερτέλειος, φέρεται χερσίν, ὁ φέρων τὰ σύμπαντα. Διὸ τοὺς τούτου συγγενείᾳ σεμνυνομένους, ὡς Θεὸς στέφει τῷ ἑαυτοῦ τοκετῷ, οὓς δοξάζοντες πίστει, ἀσιγήτως ἐκβοῶμεν· Οἰκτίρμον σῷζε τοὺς σὲ γεραίροντας.	By the ineffable will, born in the flesh is the fleshless One. In body now circumscribed is the Uncircumscribed, immutably preserving both essences. An origin receives He who in nature is unoriginate and alone transcends time. As an infant is perceived He who transcends perfection. Borne in arms is He who bears the universe. Therefore as God, by His birth He crowns those who have the honor of being His kin; whom we glorify with faith, as we cry without ceasing, * O Lord of mercy, save us who honor You. [SD]
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Ὁ λαὸς ἵσταται διὰ τὴν ἀνάγνωσιν τοῦ Συναξαρίου.	Stand for the reading of the Synaxarion.
Συναξάριον	Synaxarion
Τοῦ Μηναίου.	From the Menaion.
Τῇ ΚΖʹ τοῦ αὐτοῦ μηνὸς μνήμη τοῦ ἁγίου Ἀποστόλου Πρωτομάρτυρος καὶ Ἀρχιδιακόνου Στεφάνου, ἑνὸς τῶν ἑπτὰ Διακόνων.	On December 27 we commemorate the holy Apostle, Protomartyr, and Archdeacon Stephen, one of the Seven Deacons.
Τῇ αὐτῇ ἡμέρᾳ μνήμη τοῦ ὁσίου Πατρὸς ἡμῶν Θεοδώρου τοῦ Γραπτοῦ· ἀδελφοῦ Θεοφάνους τοῦ Ποιητοῦ.	On this day we also commemorate our devout father Theodore the Inscribed, brother of Theophanes the Poet.
Τῇ αὐτῇ ἡμέρᾳ μνήμη τοῦ ὁσίου Πατρὸς ἡμῶν Θεοδώρου, Ἀρχιεπισκόπου Κωνσταντινουπόλεως.	On this day we also commemorate our devout father Theodore, Archbishop of Constantinople.
Τῇ αὐτῇ ἡμέρᾳ μνήμη τοῦ ἁγίου Ἱερομάρτυρος Μαυρικίου, καὶ τῶν σὺν αὐτῷ ἑβδομήκοντα Μαρτύρων.	On this day we also commemorate the holy Hieromartyr Maurice, and the seventy martyrs with him.
Τῇ Κυριακῇ μετὰ τὴν Χριστοῦ Γέννησιν, μνήμη τῶν ἁγίων καὶ δικαίων Θεοπατόρων, Ἰωσὴφ τοῦ Μνήστορος τῆς ἁγίας Παρθένου Δεσποίνης ἡμῶν Θεοτόκου, Ἰακώβου, τοῦ Ἀδελφοῦ τοῦ Κυρίου, καὶ Δαυΐδ τοῦ Προφήτου καὶ βασιλέως.	On this Sunday after Christmas, we also commemorate the holy and righteous Ancestors of God: Joseph the Betrothed of our Lady the holy Theotokos and Virgin Mary; James (or Iakovos) the Brother of the Lord; and David the Prophet and king.
Ταῖς τῶν Ἁγίων σου πρεσβείαις, ὁ Θεός, ἐλέησον καὶ σῶσον ἡμᾶς. Ἀμήν.	By the intercessions of Your saints, O God, have mercy on us and save us. Amen.
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Ode 7: Octoechos: Canon-1	Ode 7: Octoechos: Canon-1
Τῆς Ὀκτωήχου - - -	From Octoechos - - -
ΧΟΡΟΣ	CHOIR
Κανὼν ὁ Ἀναστάσιμος.	Canon for the Resurrection.
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ᾨδὴ ζʹ. Ἦχος πλ. αʹ. Ὁ Εἱρμός.	Ode vii. Mode pl. 1. Heirmos.
	Ὁ ὑπερυψούμενος.
Ὁ ὑπερυψούμενος, τῶν πατέρων Κύριος, τὴν φλόγα κατέσβεσε, τοὺς παῖδας ἐδρόσισε, συμφώνως μελῳδοῦντας· Ὁ Θεὸς εὐλογητὸς εἶ.	Praiseworthy and beyond measure exalted Lord and God * extinguished the furnace fire, refreshing the three young men, * who sang to Him together, * “God of our fathers, You are blessed.” [SD]
Τροπάρια.	Troparia.
Δόξα τῇ ἁγίᾳ ἀναστάσει σου, Κύριε.	Glory to Your holy Resurrection, O Lord.

Σάρκα περιθέμενος, ὡς ἀγκίστρῳ δέλεαρ, τῇ θείᾳ δυνάμει σου, τὸν ὄφιν καθείλκυσας, ἀνάγων τοὺς βοῶντας· Ὁ Θεὸς εὐλογητὸς εἶ.	You assumed our flesh, O Lord, using it as bait to lure * and catch with Your hook the ancient snake, by Your might as God, * while raising those who cry out, * “God of our fathers, You are blessed.” [SD]
Δόξα τῇ ἁγίᾳ ἀναστάσει σου, Κύριε.	Glory to Your holy Resurrection, O Lord.

Ὁ τῆς γῆς τὴν ἄπλετον, οὐσιώσας σύστασιν, ἐν τάφῳ καλύπτεται, σαρκὶ ὁ Ἀχώρητος, ᾧ πάντες μελῳδοῦμεν· Ὁ Θεὸς εὐλογητὸς εἶ.	Lying in a tomb is He who is uncontainable, * the One who created earth and all of the universe. * Let us all extol Him, * “God of our fathers, You are blessed.” [SD]
Ὑπεραγία Θεοτόκε, σῶσον ἡμᾶς.	Most-holy Theotokos, save us.
Θεοτοκίον.	Theotokion.

Μίαν μὲν ὑπόστασιν, ἐν δυσὶ ταῖς φύσεσι, Πανάμωμε τέτοκας, Θεὸν σωματούμενον, ᾧ πάντες μελῳδοῦμεν· Ὁ Θεὸς εὐλογητὸς εἶ.	You, all-blameless Virgin, gave birth to God, when He became * incarnate, in natures two, yet one in hypostasis. * Let us all extol Him, * “God of our fathers, You are blessed.” [SD]

Ode 7: Menaion: Canon-1	Ode 7: Menaion: Canon-1
Τοῦ Μνήστορος.	For Joseph the Betrothed.
Τοῦ Μηναίου - - -	From Menaion - - -
Ἦχος αʹ. Οἱ Παῖδες εὐσεβείᾳ.	Mode 1. N/M (Brought up together.)

Ἅγιε τοῦ Θεοῦ, πρέσβευε ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν.	Saint of God, intercede for us.
Προῤῥήσεων τὸ πέρας τῶν ἐνθέων Προφητῶν, ἑώρακας· ὃν γὰρ ἐκήρυξαν Χριστόν, ἐλευσόμενον ἐκ Κόρης ἁγνῆς, ἐψηλάφησας, καὶ βρέφος κατενόησας, ὡς καθαρὸς τὴν ψυχήν, Χριστοῦ θεράπων.	O servant of Christ, you witnessed the fulfillment of what the God-inspired Prophets foretold. For you touched the infant Christ and, being pure in soul, you perceived Him to be the One whom they proclaimed, and who was to come from a pure Maiden. [SD]
Ἅγιε τοῦ Θεοῦ, πρέσβευε ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν.	Saint of God, intercede for us.
Ἀμέμπτῳ πολιτείᾳ, Ἰωσὴφ κεκοσμημένος ἔνδοξε, φύλαξ ἀμέμπτου ἀληθῶς, παρθενίας ἐχρημάτισας, καὶ Πατὴρ τοῦ τικτομένου Παιδὸς κέκλησαι, μεγαλυνθεὶς τῇ σεπτῇ προσηγορίᾳ.	O glorious Joseph, adorned with a blameless way of life, you became the guardian of a truly blameless virginity; and you were called the father of the Child that was born, and you were magnified by this august title. [SD]
Δόξα.	Glory.
Ῥήματι ὁ τεκταίνων οὐρανὸν καὶ τὴν γῆν καὶ τὴν θάλασσαν, κέκληται τέκτονος Υἱός, σοῦ Παμμάκαρ ἀξιάγαστε, τοῦ ἀνάρχου σε, πατρὸς ὄντως δοξάσαντος, ὡς ἱερόν ὑπουργὸν τῶν ὑπὲρ λόγον.	O all-blessed and praiseworthy Joseph, the unoriginate Father truly glorified you by making you a sacred minister of inexplicable mysteries. For His Son, who by a word framed heaven and earth and sea, is called the son of you, the carpenter. [SD]
Καὶ νῦν. Θεοτοκίον.	Both now. Theotokion.
Συμβόλοις ἱεροῖς σε, τυπουμένην Ἰωσὴφ ὁ δίκαιος, θεοχαρίτωτε ἁγνή, ἐγνωκώς ῥάβδῳ κληροῦταί σου, τὴν μνηστείαν τὴν σεπτήν, ἐπιμνησθεὶς Ἀαρών, τῆς βλαστησάσης ποτὲ ἁγίας Ῥάβδου.	O pure Maid full of the grace of God, Joseph the Righteous recognized you as the one prefigured in sacred symbols. For he obtained your honorable betrothal by lot and through a rod, and then remembered Aaron’s holy rod that had budded of old. [SD]

Ode 7: Katavasia	Ode 7: Katavasia
ᾨδὴ ζʹ. Καταβασία. Ἦχος αʹ.	Ode vii. Katavasia. Mode 1.
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Τῷ παντάνακτος, ἐξεφαύλισαν πόθῳ * Ἄπλητα θυμαίνοντος, ἠγκιστρωμένοι * Παῖδες τυράννου, δύσθεον γλωσσαλγίαν· * Οἷς εἴκαθε πῦρ, ἄσπετον τῷ Δεσπότῃ * Λέγουσιν· Εἰς αἰῶνας, εὐλογητὸς εἶ.	In Babylon, the three Servants were captivated, * Not by fear but by longing for the King of all. * And they disdained the angry tyrant’s ungodly * Nonsense. The inferno yielded to them as they sang * Declaring, “O Master, You are blessed unto the ages.” [GOASD]

Ode 8: Octoechos: Canon-1	Ode 8: Octoechos: Canon-1
Τῆς Ὀκτωήχου - - -	From Octoechos - - -
Κανὼν ὁ Ἀναστάσιμος.	Canon for the Resurrection.
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ᾨδὴ ηʹ. Ἦχος πλ. αʹ. Ὁ Εἱρμός.	Ode viii. Mode pl. 1. Heirmos.
	Σοὶ τῷ παντουργῷ.
Σοὶ τῷ παντουργῷ, ἐν τῇ καμίνῳ παῖδες, παγκόσμιον πλέξαντες, χορείαν ἔψαλλον· Πάντα τὰ ἔργα τὸν Κύριον ὑμνεῖτε, καὶ ὑπερυψοῦτε εἰς πάντας τοὺς αἰῶνας.	Summoning a worldwide chorus in the furnace, * Your Servants sang to You, O God who created all, * “All you works, to the Lord sing a hymn and praise Him; * exalt Him beyond measure unto all the ages.” [SD]
Τροπάρια.	Troparia.
Δόξα τῇ ἁγίᾳ ἀναστάσει σου, Κύριε.	Glory to Your holy Resurrection, O Lord.

Σὺ τὸ θελητόν, τοῦ σωτηρίου πάθους, ἀπηύξω ποτήριον, ὥσπερ ἀβούλητον· δύο θελήσεις δυσὶ γὰρ καταλλήλαις, φέρεις ταῖς οὐσίαις Χριστὲ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας.	Praying that the cup You earnestly desired, * Your Passion, as if not voluntary, pass from You, * Christ, You exhibit the two wills corresponding * to the two essences You have unto the ages. [SD]
Δόξα τῇ ἁγίᾳ ἀναστάσει σου, Κύριε.	Glory to Your holy Resurrection, O Lord.

Σοῦ τοῦ παντουργοῦ, τῇ καταβάσει ᾅδης, Χριστὲ καταγέλαστος, γεγονὼς ἤμεσε, πάντας τοὺς πάλαι τῇ πλάνῃ νεκρωθέντας, σὲ ὑπερυψοῦντας εἰς πάντας τοὺς αἰῶνας.	Christ, by Your descent to Hades, You have mocked it; * for You, who created all, made it regurgitate * all who were dead because of ancient deception, * and who exalt You beyond measure unto all the ages. [SD]
Ὑπεραγία Θεοτόκε, σῶσον ἡμᾶς.	Most-holy Theotokos, save us.
Θεοτοκίον.	Theotokion.

Σὲ τὴν ὑπὲρ νοῦν, θεανδρικῶς τῷ λόγῳ, τεκοῦσαν τὸν Κύριον, καὶ παρθενεύουσαν, πάντα τὰ ἔργα Παρθένε εὐλογοῦμεν, καὶ ὑπερυψοῦμεν εἰς πάντας τοὺς αἰῶνας.	You, by word alone, humanly and divinely * gave birth in virginity to God ineffably. * We, all His works, ever blessing you, O Virgin, * exalt you beyond measure unto all the ages. [SD]

Ode 8: Menaion: Canon-1	Ode 8: Menaion: Canon-1
Τοῦ Μνήστορος.	For Joseph the Betrothed.
Τοῦ Μηναίου - - -	From Menaion - - -
Ἦχος αʹ. Θαύματος ὑπερφυοῦς.	Mode 1. N/M (Babylon’s bedewing furnace.)

Ἅγιε τοῦ Θεοῦ, πρέσβευε ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν.	Saint of God, intercede for us.
Τίμιος ὡς ἀληθῶς ὁ θάνατός σου, κατενώπιον ὤφθη Κυρίου, Ἰωσὴφ πανόλβιε· σὺ γὰρ ὅλως ὁσιωθείς, ἀπὸ βρέφους ἱερὸς φύλαξ γεγένησαι, τῆς εὐλογημένης, μεθʼ ἧς ἔμελπες· Εὐλογείτω ἡ κτίσις πᾶσα τὸν Κύριον, καὶ ὑπερυψούτω, εἰς πάντας τοὺς αἰῶνας.	O all-blessed Joseph, precious indeed was your death in the sight of the Lord, for being wholly sanctified from infancy, you became the sacred guardian of the blessed Virgin; and with her you sang: Let all creation bless the Lord, and exalt Him beyond measure unto all the ages. [SD]
Ἅγιε τοῦ Θεοῦ, πρέσβευε ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν.	Saint of God, intercede for us.
Ἅπαντες χοροὶ τῶν Ἀσωμάτων ὄνπερ τρέμουσι Θεὸν καὶ Κτίστην Ἰωσὴφ ὁ δίκαιος, παῤῥησίᾳ πανευλαβῶς, περιπτύσσεται ὡς βρέφος καὶ ἀσπάζεται, καὶ φῶς νοητόν βοῶν κομίζεται· Εὐλογείτω ἡ κτίσις πᾶσα τὸν Κύριον, καὶ ὑπερυψούτω, εἰς πάντας τοὺς αἰῶνας.	Righteous Joseph most reverently intimately embraces and kisses as a babe Him before whom all the bodiless hosts tremble as God and Creator; and he receives noetic light as he sings: Let all creation bless the Lord, and exalt Him beyond measure unto all the ages. [SD]
Δόξα.	Glory.
Τέτρωσαι τῷ γλυκυτάτῳ Μάκαρ πόθῳ, καὶ ὡς Ἄγγελος τῷ σαρκωθέντι, παρεστὼς προστάξεσι, καθυπείκεις ταῖς θεϊκαῖς, διʼ Ἀγγέλου ἐξ Αἰγύπτου μηνυόμενος, πρός γῆν Ἰσραὴλ ἐπανελεύσεσθαι, μετʼ αὐτοῦ τοῦ Παιδίου καὶ τῆς Μητρὸς αὐτοῦ, οἷς συνεπανῆλθες, τὸν Κύριον δοξάζων.	O blessed Joseph, you were moved with sweetest love as you stood like an angel before the incarnate God. You obeyed the divine commands made known to you through an Angel, that you should come up out of Egypt to the land of Israel with the Child and His Mother; and you returned with them, glorifying the Lord. [SD]
Καὶ νῦν. Θεοτοκίον.	Both now. Theotokion.
Νόμου τὰς σκιὰς εἶδες λυθείσας, τῇ τῆς χάριτος φωτοχυσίᾳ, φωτεινὴν νεφέλην τε τὴν Παρθένον τὸν νοητόν, ἀνατέλλουσαν σαρκί, Ἥλιον ἔβλεψας, καὶ ὥσπερ ἀστήρ πάντας ἐφώτισας, τοὺς βοῶντας σοφὲ Ἰωσὴφ ἑκάστοτε· Σὲ ὑπερυψοῦμεν, Χριστὲ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας.	O wise Joseph, you saw the shadows of the Law dispersed when light of grace was poured out. You saw the Virgin, who like a bright cloud, made the spiritual Sun to rise in the flesh. An you, like a star, have illumined all who daily sing: O Christ, we exalt You beyond measure unto the ages. [SD]

Ode 8: Katavasia	Ode 8: Katavasia
ᾨδὴ ηʹ. Καταβασία. Ἦχος αʹ.	Ode viii. Katavasia. Mode 1.
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Αἰνοῦμεν, εὐλογοῦμεν καὶ προσκυνοῦμεν τὸν Κύριον.	We praise and we bless and we worship the Lord.
Μήτραν ἀφλέκτως, εἰκονίζουσι Κόρης * Οἱ τῆς παλαιᾶς, πυρπολούμενοι νέοι * Ὑπερφυῶς κύουσαν, ἐσφραγισμένην. * Ἄμφω δὲ δρῶσα, θαυματουργίᾳ μιᾷ * Λαοὺς πρὸς ὕμνον, ἐξανίστησι χάρις.	As the Young Men of old were not consumed in the furnace, * Virgin Mary’s womb was being prefigured; for it remained * Ever sealed throughout supernatural childbearing. * Manifestly grace, with the same miraculous power, * Effected both alike, rousing all people to sing praise. [GOASD]

Kontakia and Synaxarion	Kontakia and Synaxarion
ΑΝΑΓΝΩΣΤΗΣ	READER
Τῆς Ὀκτωήχου - - -	From Octoechos - - -
Κοντάκιον Ἀναστάσιμον.	Resurrectional Kontakion.
Πρὸς τὸν ᾅδην Σωτήρ μου συγκαταβέβηκας, καὶ τὰς πύλας συντρίψας ὡς παντοδύναμος, τοὺς θανόντας ὡς κτίστης συνεξανέστησας, καὶ θανάτου τὸ κέντρον Χριστὲ συνέτριψας, καὶ Ἀδὰμ τῆς κατάρας ἐῤῥύσω Φιλάνθρωπε· διὸ πάντες σοι κράζομεν· Σῶσον ἡμᾶς Κύριε.	O my Savior, You descended into the netherworld, and You shattered its gates, for You are almighty God. O Creator, with yourself You raised the dead of all time, and You utterly destroyed the sting of death, O Christ. O benevolent Master, You freed Adam from the ancient curse. Therefore we all cry to You: Save us, O Lord. [GOASD]
Ὁ Οἶκος.	Oikos.
Ἀκούσασαι αἱ γυναῖκες τοῦ Ἀγγέλου τὰ ῥήματα, ἀπεβάλοντο τὸν θρῆνον, προσχαρεῖς γενόμεναι, καὶ σύντρομοι τὴν ἀνάστασιν ἔβλεπον, καὶ ἰδοὺ Χριστὸς προσήγγισεν αὐταῖς, λέγων τό· Χαίρετε, θαρσεῖτε, ἐγὼ τὸν κόσμον νενίκηκα, καὶ τοὺς δεσμίους ἐῤῥυσάμην· σπουδάσατε οὖν πρὸς τοὺς Μαθητάς, ἀπαγγέλλουσαι αὐτοῖς, ὅτι προάγω ὑμᾶς, ἐν τῇ χώρᾳ Γαλιλαίᾳ τοῦ κηρῦξαι· διὸ πάντες σοι κράζομεν· Σῶσον ἡμᾶς Κύριε.	When the women heard the Angel’s words, they put away their grief; and they rejoiced with trembling as they saw the resurrection. And behold, Christ came to them and said, “Rejoice! Take courage! I have overcome the world and have rescued the prisoners. Go quickly now to the Disciples and tell them that I am going before them to proclaim it in the region of Galilee.” Therefore we all cry to You: Save us, O Lord. [GOASD]
Τοῦ Μηναίου - - -	From Menaion - - -
Κοντάκιον. Τῶν Θεοπατόρων.	Kontakion. For the Ancestors of God.
Ἦχος γʹ. Ἡ Παρθένος σήμερον.	Mode 3. On this day.
Εὐφροσύνης σήμερον, Δαυῒδ πληροῦται ὁ θεῖος, Ἰωσήφ τε αἴνεσιν, σὺν Ἰακώβῳ προσφέρει· στέφος γὰρ τῇ συγγενείᾳ Χριστοῦ λαβόντες, χαίρουσι, καὶ τὸν ἀφράστως ἐν γῇ τεχθέντᾳ, ἀνυμνοῦσι καὶ βοῶσιν· Οἰκτίρμον σῷζε τοὺς σὲ γεραίροντας.	Filled with joy of heart today is the divine Prophet David; Joseph and Iakovos together offer up praises. They received the crown of kinship with Christ the Savior and rejoice. To Him ineffably born on earth they cry out and extol Him without ceasing, * O Lord of mercy, save us who honor You. [SD]
Ὁ Οἶκος.	Oikos.
Ἀποῤῥήτῳ βουλῇ, τίκτεται σαρκὶ ὁ ἄσαρκος, περιγράφεται νῦν σώματι, ὁ ἀπερίγραπτος, καὶ σῴζει ἀτρέπτως τὰς ἄμφω οὐσίας, ἀρχὴν λαμβάνει ὁ φύσει ἄναρχος, καὶ μόνος ὑπέρχρονος, ὁρᾶται βρέφος, ὁ ὑπερτέλειος, φέρεται χερσίν, ὁ φέρων τὰ σύμπαντα. Διὸ τοὺς τούτου συγγενείᾳ σεμνυνομένους, ὡς Θεὸς στέφει τῷ ἑαυτοῦ τοκετῷ, οὓς δοξάζοντες πίστει, ἀσιγήτως ἐκβοῶμεν· Οἰκτίρμον σῷζε τοὺς σὲ γεραίροντας.	By the ineffable will, born in the flesh is the fleshless One. In body now circumscribed is the Uncircumscribed, immutably preserving both essences. An origin receives He who in nature is unoriginate and alone transcends time. As an infant is perceived He who transcends perfection. Borne in arms is He who bears the universe. Therefore as God, by His birth He crowns those who have the honor of being His kin; whom we glorify with faith, as we cry without ceasing, * O Lord of mercy, save us who honor You. [SD]
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Ὁ λαὸς ἵσταται διὰ τὴν ἀνάγνωσιν τοῦ Συναξαρίου.	Stand for the reading of the Synaxarion.
Συναξάριον	Synaxarion
Τοῦ Μηναίου.	From the Menaion.
Τῇ ΚΖʹ τοῦ αὐτοῦ μηνὸς μνήμη τοῦ ἁγίου Ἀποστόλου Πρωτομάρτυρος καὶ Ἀρχιδιακόνου Στεφάνου, ἑνὸς τῶν ἑπτὰ Διακόνων.	On December 27 we commemorate the holy Apostle, Protomartyr, and Archdeacon Stephen, one of the Seven Deacons.
Τῇ αὐτῇ ἡμέρᾳ μνήμη τοῦ ὁσίου Πατρὸς ἡμῶν Θεοδώρου τοῦ Γραπτοῦ· ἀδελφοῦ Θεοφάνους τοῦ Ποιητοῦ.	On this day we also commemorate our devout father Theodore the Inscribed, brother of Theophanes the Poet.
Τῇ αὐτῇ ἡμέρᾳ μνήμη τοῦ ὁσίου Πατρὸς ἡμῶν Θεοδώρου, Ἀρχιεπισκόπου Κωνσταντινουπόλεως.	On this day we also commemorate our devout father Theodore, Archbishop of Constantinople.
Τῇ αὐτῇ ἡμέρᾳ μνήμη τοῦ ἁγίου Ἱερομάρτυρος Μαυρικίου, καὶ τῶν σὺν αὐτῷ ἑβδομήκοντα Μαρτύρων.	On this day we also commemorate the holy Hieromartyr Maurice, and the seventy martyrs with him.
Τῇ Κυριακῇ μετὰ τὴν Χριστοῦ Γέννησιν, μνήμη τῶν ἁγίων καὶ δικαίων Θεοπατόρων, Ἰωσὴφ τοῦ Μνήστορος τῆς ἁγίας Παρθένου Δεσποίνης ἡμῶν Θεοτόκου, Ἰακώβου, τοῦ Ἀδελφοῦ τοῦ Κυρίου, καὶ Δαυΐδ τοῦ Προφήτου καὶ βασιλέως.	On this Sunday after Christmas, we also commemorate the holy and righteous Ancestors of God: Joseph the Betrothed of our Lady the holy Theotokos and Virgin Mary; James (or Iakovos) the Brother of the Lord; and David the Prophet and king.
Ταῖς τῶν Ἁγίων σου πρεσβείαις, ὁ Θεός, ἐλέησον καὶ σῶσον ἡμᾶς. Ἀμήν.	By the intercessions of Your saints, O God, have mercy on us and save us. Amen.
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Katavasias Odes 1-8	Katavasias Odes 1-8
ΧΟΡΟΣ	CHOIR
Καταβασίαι τῆς Χριστοῦ Γεννήσεως Βʹ	Katavasias of Christmas II
c1012 - GTheodoridis/ c1011 - Roubanis/	c1211 - SDedes/ c1211 - SDedes/ c1211.a1 - Ode 1/ c1211.a3 - Ode 3/ c1211.a4 - Ode 4/ c1211.a5 - Ode 5/ c1211.a6 - Ode 6/ c1211.a7 - Ode 7/ c1211.a8 - Ode 8/
ᾨδὴ αʹ. Ἦχος αʹ.	Ode i. Mode 1.
Ἔσωσε λαόν, θαυματουργῶν Δεσπότης * Ὑγρὸν θαλάσσης, κῦμα χερσώσας πάλαι. * Ἑκὼν δὲ τεχθεὶς ἐκ Κόρης, τρίβον βατὴν * Πόλου τίθησιν ἡμῖν· ὃν κατ οὐσίαν * Ἴσόν τε Πατρί, καὶ βροτοῖς δοξάζομεν.	Working signs of old, the Master saved the people * In the wilderness, by turning the sea into dry land. * Today, being willingly born of a Virgin, * He lays a path to heaven for us, who therefore * Praise Him, equal in essence to the Father and to humanity. [GOASD]
ᾨδὴ γʹ.	Ode iii.
Νεῦσον πρὸς ὕμνους, οἰκετῶν Εὐεργέτα * Ἐχθροῦ ταπεινῶν, τὴν ἐπηρμένην ὀφρύν· * Φέρων τε παντεπόπτα, τῆς ἁμαρτίας * Ὕπερθεν ἀκλόνητον, ἐστηριγμένους * Μάκαρ μελῳδούς, τῇ βάσει τῆς πίστεως.	Incline Your ear to the hymns of us Your servants. * Subdue the arrogant contempt of the foe. * Exalt us who sing to You, all-seeing Benefactor, * To be unshaken and confirmed on the foundation of the Faith, * High above sin, and strengthened, O blessed Lord. [GOASD]
ᾨδὴ δʹ.	Ode iv.
Γένους βροτείου, τὴν ἀνάπλασιν πάλαι * ᾌδων Προφήτης, Ἀββακοὺμ προμηνύει * Ἰδεῖν ἀφράστως, ἀξιωθεὶς τὸν τύπον· * Νέον βρέφος γάρ, ἐξ ὄρους τῆς Παρθένου * Ἐξῆλθε λαῶν, εἰς ἀνάπλασιν Λόγος.	Of old, Habakkuk’s ode predicted the human * Race’s remaking, for as a Prophet he was granted * Numinous portents: God the Logos as a newborn * Infant emerging from an overshadowed mountain, * Namely the Virgin, to refashion humanity. [GOASD]
ᾨδὴ εʹ.	Ode v.
Ἐκ νυκτὸς ἔργων, ἐσκοτισμένης πλάνης * Ἱλασμὸν ἡμῖν, Χριστὲ τοῖς ἐγρηγόρως * Νῦν σοι τελοῦσιν, ὕμνον ὡς εὐεργέτῃ * Ἔλθοις πορίζων, εὐχερῆ τε τὴν τρίβον· * Καθʼ ἢν ἀνατρέχοντες, εὕροιμεν κλέος.	Now rising to You, O Christ, from the night of sinning — * Iniquitous misdeeds, bedarkened by error, — * To extol You, our Benefactor, we pray that You grant us * Your mercy, and come to us and make the path easy, * So that ascending by it we may attain to glory. [GOASD]
ᾨδὴ Ϛʹ.	Ode vi.
Ναίων Ἰωνᾶς, ἐν μυχοῖς θαλαττίοις * Ἐλθεῖν ἐδεῖτο, καὶ ζάλην ἀπαρκέσαι. * Νυγεὶς ἐγὼ δέ, τῷ τυραννοῦντος βέλει * Χριστὲ προσαυδῶ, τὸν κακῶν ἀναιρέτην * θᾶττον μολεῖν σε, τῆς ἐμῆς ῥαθυμίας.	Gripped in the gorges of the sea, Jonah was praying * To rise above the peril round about and come to You. * However, I who am wounded by the dart of the devil, * Entreat You, O Christ the Destroyer of evil: * Without delaying come to me, before my negligence prevails. [GOASD]
ᾨδὴ ζʹ.	Ode vii.
Τῷ παντάνακτος, ἐξεφαύλισαν πόθῳ * Ἄπλητα θυμαίνοντος, ἠγκιστρωμένοι * Παῖδες τυράννου, δύσθεον γλωσσαλγίαν· * Οἷς εἴκαθε πῦρ, ἄσπετον τῷ Δεσπότῃ * Λέγουσιν· Εἰς αἰῶνας, εὐλογητὸς εἶ.	In Babylon, the three Servants were captivated, * Not by fear but by longing for the King of all. * And they disdained the angry tyrant’s ungodly * Nonsense. The inferno yielded to them as they sang * Declaring, “O Master, You are blessed unto the ages.” [GOASD]
ᾨδὴ ηʹ.	Ode viii.
Αἰνοῦμεν, εὐλογοῦμεν καὶ προσκυνοῦμεν τὸν Κύριον.	We praise and we bless and we worship the Lord.
Μήτραν ἀφλέκτως, εἰκονίζουσι Κόρης * Οἱ τῆς παλαιᾶς, πυρπολούμενοι νέοι * Ὑπερφυῶς κύουσαν, ἐσφραγισμένην. * Ἄμφω δὲ δρῶσα, θαυματουργίᾳ μιᾷ * Λαοὺς πρὸς ὕμνον, ἐξανίστησι χάρις.	As the Young Men of old were not consumed in the furnace, * Virgin Mary’s womb was being prefigured; for it remained * Ever sealed throughout supernatural childbearing. * Manifestly grace, with the same miraculous power, * Effected both alike, rousing all people to sing praise. [GOASD]

Eothinon Gospel (EP / GOA)	Eothinon Gospel (EP / GOA)
Ὁ λαὸς ἵσταται διὰ τὴν ἀνάγνωσιν τοῦ Εὐαγγελίου.	Stand for the Gospel reading.
ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ: Τοῦ Κυρίου δεηθῶμεν.	DEACON: Let us pray to the Lord.
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Κύριε, ἐλέησον.	CHOIR: Lord, have mercy.
ΙΕΡΕΥΣ	PRIEST
Ὅτι ἅγιος εἶ, ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, καὶ ἐν ἁγίοις ἐπαναπαύῃ, καὶ σοὶ τὴν δόξαν ἀναπέμπομεν, τῷ Πατρὶ καὶ τῷ Υἱῷ καὶ τῷ ἁγίῳ Πνεύματι, νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων.	For You, our God, are holy, and You rest among the holy ones, and to You we offer up glory, to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and to the ages of ages.
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Ἀμήν.	CHOIR: Amen.
Ἦχος βʹ.	Mode 2.
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Πᾶσα πνοὴ αἰνεσάτω τὸν Κύριον. (δίς) Αἰνεσάτω πνοή πᾶσα τὸν Κύριον.	Let everything that breathes praise the Lord. (2) Let everything that breathes praise the Lord. [SAAS]
ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ	DEACON
Καὶ ὑπέρ τοῦ καταξιωθῆναι ἡμᾶς τῆς ἀκροάσεως τοῦ ἁγίου Εὐαγγελίου, Κύριον τὸν Θεὸν ἡμῶν ἱκετεύσωμεν.	Let us pray to the Lord our God that we may be made worthy to hear the holy Gospel.
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Κύριε, ἐλέησον. (3)	CHOIR: Lord, have mercy. (3)
ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ	DEACON
Σοφία. Ὀρθοί. Ἀκούσωμεν τοῦ ἁγίου Εὐαγγελίου.	Wisdom. Arise. Let us hear the holy Gospel.
ΙΕΡΕΥΣ: Εἰρήνη πᾶσι.	PRIEST: Peace be with all.
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Καὶ τῷ πνεύματί σου.	CHOIR: And with your spirit.
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ΙΕΡΕΥΣ	PRIEST
Ἐκ τοῦ κατὰ Ἰωάννην ἁγίου Εὐαγγελίου τὸ ἀνάγνωσμα.	The reading is from the holy Gospel according to John.
ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ: Πρόσχωμεν.	DEACON: Let us be attentive.
ΧΟΡΟΣ	CHOIR
Δόξα σοι, Κύριε, δόξα σοι.	Glory to You, O Lord, glory to You.
ΙΕΡΕΥΣ (ἀπὸ τῆς ἁγίας τραπέζης)	PRIEST (from the altar table)
Ἑωθινὸν Ηʹ	Eothinon 8
Ἰωάννην 20:11 – 18	John. 20:11 – 18
Τῷ καιρῷ ἐκείνῳ, Μαρία εἱστήκει πρὸς τῷ μνημείῳ κλαίουσα ἔξω. ὡς οὖν ἔκλαιε, παρέκυψεν εἰς τὸ μνημεῖον καὶ θεωρεῖ δύο ἀγγέλους ἐν λευκοῖς καθεζομένους, ἕνα πρὸς τῇ κεφαλῇ καὶ ἕνα πρὸς τοῖς ποσίν, ὅπου ἔκειτο τὸ σῶμα τοῦ Ἰησοῦ. καὶ λέγουσιν αὐτῇ ἐκεῖνοι· γύναι, τί κλαίεις; λέγει αὐτοῖς· ὅτι ἦραν τὸν Κύριόν μου, καὶ οὐκ οἶδα ποῦ ἔθηκαν αὐτόν. καὶ ταῦτα εἰποῦσα ἐστράφη εἰς τὰ ὀπίσω, καὶ θεωρεῖ τὸν Ἰησοῦν ἑστῶτα, καὶ οὐκ ᾔδει ὅτι Ἰησοῦς ἐστι. λέγει αὐτῇ ὁ Ἰησοῦς· γύναι, τί κλαίεις; τίνα ζητεῖς; ἐκείνη δοκοῦσα ὅτι ὁ κηπουρός ἐστι, λέγει αὐτῷ· κύριε, εἰ σὺ ἐβάστασας αὐτόν, εἰπέ μοι ποῦ ἔθηκας αὐτόν, κἀγὼ αὐτὸν ἀρῶ. λέγει αὐτῇ ὁ Ἰησοῦς· Μαρία. στραφεῖσα ἐκείνη λέγει αὐτῷ· ῥαββουνί, ὃ λέγεται, διδάσκαλε. λέγει αὐτῇ ὁ Ἰησοῦς· μή μου ἅπτου· οὔπω γὰρ ἀναβέβηκα πρὸς τὸν πατέρα μου· πορεύου δὲ πρὸς τοὺς ἀδελφούς μου καὶ εἰπὲ αὐτοῖς· ἀναβαίνω πρὸς τὸν πατέρα μου καὶ πατέρα ὑμῶν, καὶ Θεόν μου καὶ Θεὸν ὑμῶν. ἔρχεται Μαρία ἡ Μαγδαληνὴ ἀπαγγέλλουσα τοῖς μαθηταῖς ὅτι ἑώρακε τὸν Κύριον, καὶ ταῦτα εἶπεν αὐτῇ.	At that time, Mary stood weeping outside the tomb, and as she wept she stooped to look into the tomb, and she saw two angels in white, sitting where the body of Jesus has lain, one at the head and one at the feet. They said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping?” She said to them, “Because they have taken away my Lord, and I do not know where they have laid him.” Saying this, she turned round and saw Jesus standing, but she did not know that it was Jesus. Jesus said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping? Whom do you seek?” Supposing him to be the gardener, she said to him, “Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have laid him, and I will take him away.” Jesus said to her, “Mary.” She turned and said to him in Hebrew, “Rabboni,” which means Teacher. Jesus said to her, “Do not touch me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father; but go to my brethren and say to them, I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.” Mary Magdalene went and said to the disciples, “I have seen the Lord,” and she told them that he had said these things to her. [RSV]
ΧΟΡΟΣ	CHOIR
Δόξα σοι, Κύριε, δόξα σοι.	Glory to You, O Lord, glory to You.
ΑΝΑΓΝΩΣΤΗΣ	READER
Ἀνάστασιν Χριστοῦ θεασάμενοι, προσκυνήσωμεν Ἅγιον Κύριον Ἰησοῦν, τὸν μόνον ἀναμάρτητον. Τὸν Σταυρόν σου, Χριστέ, προσκυνοῦμεν καὶ τὴν ἁγίαν σου ἀνάστασιν ὑμνοῦμεν καὶ δοξάζομεν· σὺ γὰρ εἶ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, ἐκτός σου ἄλλον οὐκ οἴδαμεν, τὸ ὄνομά σου ὀνομάζομεν. Δεῦτε πάντες οἱ πιστοί, προσκυνήσωμεν τὴν τοῦ Χριστοῦ ἁγίαν ἀνάστασιν· ἰδοὺ γὰρ ἦλθε διὰ τοῦ Σταυροῦ χαρὰ ἐν ὅλῳ τῷ κόσμῳ. Διὰ παντὸς εὐλογοῦντες τὸν Κύριον, ὑμνοῦμεν τὴν ἀνάστασιν αὐτοῦ· Σταυρὸν γὰρ ὑπομείνας διʼ ἡμᾶς, θανάτῳ θάνατον ὤλεσεν.	Having beheld the Resurrection of Christ, let us worship the holy Lord Jesus, the only sinless one. Your Cross, O Christ, we venerate, and Your holy Resurrection we praise and glorify. For You are our God; apart from You we know no other; we call upon Your name. Come, all faithful, let us venerate the holy Resurrection of Christ; for behold, through the Cross, joy has come to the whole world. Ever blessing the Lord, let us praise His Resurrection; for having endured the Cross for us, He destroyed death by death. [GOA]
ΧΟΡΟΣ	CHOIR
Ψαλμὸς Nʹ (50).	Psalm 50 (51).
Ἦχος βʹ. (ἢ τῆς ἑβδομάδος.)	Mode 2. (or the Mode of the week)
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Ἐλέησόν με, ὁ Θεός, κατὰ τὸ μέγα ἔλεός σου καὶ κατὰ τὸ πλῆθος τῶν οἰκτιρμῶν σου ἐξάλειψον τὸ ἀνόμημά μου.	Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your great mercy; and according to the abundance of Your compassion, blot out my transgression.
Ἐπὶ πλεῖον πλῦνόν με ἀπὸ τῆς ἀνομίας μου καὶ ἀπὸ τῆς ἁμαρτίας μου καθάρισόν με.	Wash me thoroughly from my lawlessness and cleanse me from my sin.
Ὅτι τὴν ἀνομίαν μου ἐγὼ γινώσκω, καὶ ἡ ἁμαρτία μου ἐνώπιόν μού ἐστι διαπαντός.	For I know my lawlessness, and my sin is always before me.
Σοὶ μόνῳ ἥμαρτον, καὶ τὸ πονηρὸν ἐνώπιόν σου ἐποίησα· ὅπως ἂν δικαιωθῇς ἐν τοῖς λόγοις σου, καὶ νικήσῃς ἐν τῷ κρίνεσθαί σε.	Against You only have I sinned and done evil in Your sight; that You may be justified in Your words, and overcome when You are judged.
Ἰδοὺ γὰρ ἐν ἀνομίαις συνελήφθην, καὶ ἐν ἁμαρτίαις ἐκίσσησέ με ἡ μήτηρ μου.	For behold, I was conceived in transgressions, and in sins my mother bore me.
Ἰδοὺ γὰρ ἀλήθειαν ἠγάπησας· τὰ ἄδηλα καὶ τὰ κρύφια τῆς σοφίας σου ἐδήλωσάς μοι.	Behold, You love truth; You showed me the unknown and secret things of Your wisdom.
Ῥαντιεῖς με ὑσσώπῳ, καὶ καθαρισθήσομαι· πλυνεῖς με καὶ ὑπὲρ χιόνα λευκανθήσομαι.	You shall sprinkle me with hyssop, and I will be cleansed; You shall wash me, and I will be made whiter than snow.
Ἀκουτιεῖς μοι ἀγαλλίασιν καὶ εὐφροσύνην· ἀγαλλιάσονται ὀστέα τεταπεινωμένα.	You shall make me hear joy and gladness; my bones that were humbled shall greatly rejoice.
Ἀπόστρεψον τὸ πρόσωπόν σου ἀπὸ τῶν ἁμαρτιῶν μου καὶ πάσας τὰς ἀνομίας μου ἐξάλειψον.	Turn Your face from my sins, and blot out all my transgressions.
Καρδίαν καθαρὰν κτίσον ἐν ἐμοί, ὁ Θεός, καὶ πνεῦμα εὐθὲς ἐγκαίνισον ἐν τοῖς ἐγκάτοις μου.	Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.
Μὴ ἀποῤῥίψῃς με ἀπὸ τοῦ προσώπου σου καὶ τὸ Πνεῦμά σου τὸ ἅγιον μὴ ἀντανέλῃς ἀπʼ ἐμοῦ.	Do not cast me away from Your presence, and do not take Your Holy Spirit from me.
Ἀπόδος μοι τὴν ἀγαλλίασιν τοῦ σωτηρίου σου καὶ πνεύματι ἡγεμονικῷ στήριξόν με.	Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, and uphold me with Your guiding Spirit.
Διδάξω ἀνόμους τὰς ὁδούς σου καὶ ἀσεβεῖς ἐπὶ σὲ ἐπιστρέψουσι.	I will teach transgressors Your ways, and the ungodly shall turn back to You.
Ῥῦσαί με ἐξ αἱμάτων, ὁ Θεός, ὁ Θεὸς τῆς σωτηρίας μου· ἀγαλλιάσεται ἡ γλῶσσά μου τὴν δικαιοσύνην σου.	Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, the God of my salvation, and my tongue shall greatly rejoice in Your righteousness.
Κύριε, τὰ χείλη μου ἀνοίξεις καὶ τὸ στόμα μου ἀναγγελεῖ τὴν αἴνεσίν σου.	O Lord, You shall open my lips, and my mouth will declare Your praise.
Ὅτι εἰ ἠθέλησας θυσίαν, ἔδωκα ἄν· ὁλοκαυτώματα οὐκ εὐδοκήσεις.	For if You desired sacrifice, I would give it; You will not be pleased with whole burnt offerings.
Θυσία τῷ Θεῷ πνεῦμα συντετριμμένον· καρδίαν συντετριμμένην καὶ τεταπεινωμένην ὁ Θεὸς οὐκ ἐξουδενώσει.	A sacrifice to God is a broken spirit, a broken and humbled heart God will not despise.
Ἀγάθυνον, Κύριε, ἐν τῇ εὐδοκίᾳ σου τὴν Σιὼν καὶ οἰκοδομηθήτω τὰ τείχη Ἰερουσαλήμ.	Do good, O Lord, in Your good pleasure to Zion, and let the walls of Jerusalem be built.
Τότε εὐδοκήσεις θυσίαν δικαιοσύνης, ἀναφορὰν καὶ ὁλοκαυτώματα.	Then You will be pleased with a sacrifice of righteousness, with offerings and whole burnt offerings.
Τότε ἀνοίσουσιν ἐπὶ τὸ θυσιαστήριόν σου μόσχους. Καὶ ἐλέησόν με, ὁ Θεός.	Then shall they offer young bulls on Your altar. And have mercy on me, O God. [SAAS]
Δόξα.	Glory.

Ταῖς τῶν Ἀποστόλων πρεσβείαις, Ἐλεῆμον, ἐξάλειψον τὰ πλήθη τῶν ἐμῶν ἐγκλημάτων.	At the intercession of the Apostles, O Lord of mercy, blot out my many offenses. [SD]
Καὶ νῦν.	Both now.

Ταῖς τῆς Θεοτόκου πρεσβείαις, Ἐλεῆμον, ἐξάλειψον τὰ πλήθη τῶν ἐμῶν ἐγκλημάτων.	At the intercession of the Theotokos, O Lord of mercy, blot out my many offenses. [SD]
Στίχ. Ἐλέησόν με, ὁ Θεός, κατὰ τὸ μέγα ἔλεός σου, καὶ κατὰ τὸ πλῆθος τῶν οἰκτιρμῶν σου ἐξάλειψον τὸ ἀνόμημά μου.	Verse: Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your great mercy; and according to the abundance of Your compassion, blot out my transgression.

Ἀναστὰς ὁ Ἰησοῦς ἀπὸ τοῦ τάφου, καθὼς προεῖπεν, ἔδωκεν ἡμῖν τὴν αἰώνιον ζωήν, καὶ μέγα ἔλεος.	Jesus, having risen from the grave as He foretold, has granted us eternal life and great mercy. [SD]
ΙΕΡΕΥΣ	PRIEST
Σῶσον ὁ Θεὸς τὸν λαόν σου καὶ εὐλόγησον τὴν κληρονομίαν σου· ἐπίσκεψαι τὸν κόσμον σου ἐν ἐλέει καὶ οἰκτιρμοῖς· ὕψωσον κέρας χριστιανῶν ὀρθοδόξων καὶ κατάπεμψον ἐφʼ ἡμᾶς τὰ ἐλέη σου τὰ πλούσια·	O God, save Your people and bless Your inheritance. Look upon Your world with mercy and compassion. Raise the Orthodox Christians in glory, and send down upon us Your rich mercies:
πρεσβείαις τῆς παναχράντου δεσποίνης ἡμῶν Θεοτόκου καὶ ἀειπαρθένου Μαρίας, δυνάμει τοῦ τιμίου καὶ ζωοποιοῦ Σταυροῦ, προστασίαις τῶν τιμίων ἐπουρανίων δυνάμεων ἀσωμάτων, ἱκεσίαις τοῦ τιμίου ἐνδόξου προφήτου προδρόμου καὶ βαπτιστοῦ Ἰωάννου, τῶν ἁγίων ἐνδόξων καὶ πανευφήμων ἀποστόλων, τῶν ἐν ἁγίοις πατέρων ἡμῶν μεγάλων ἱεραρχῶν καὶ οἰκουμενικῶν διδασκάλων Βασιλείου τοῦ Μεγάλου, Γρηγορίου τοῦ Θεολόγου καὶ Ἰωάννου τοῦ Χρυσοστόμου, Ἀθανασίου καὶ Κυρίλλου, Ἰωάννου τοῦ Ἐλεήμονος πατριαρχῶν Ἀλεξανδρείας· Νικολάου τοῦ ἐν Μύροις, Σπυρίδωνος ἐπισκόπου Τριμυθοῦντος, καὶ Νεκταρίου Πενταπόλεως τῶν θαυματουργῶν· τῶν ἁγίων ἐνδόξων μεγαλομαρτύρων Γεωργίου τοῦ τροπαιοφόρου, Δημητρίου τοῦ μυροβλήτου, Θεοδώρου τοῦ τήρωνος, Θεοδώρου τοῦ στρατηλάτου, Μηνᾶ τοῦ θαυματουργοῦ· τῶν ἱερομαρτύρων Χαραλάμπους καὶ Ἐλευθερίου, τῆς ἁγίας ἐνδόξου μεγαλομάρτυρος καὶ πανευφήμου Εὐφημίας· τῶν ἁγίων ἐνδόξων μαρτύρων Θέκλας, Βαρβάρας, Ἀναστασίας, Αἰκατερίνης, Κυριακῆς, Φωτεινῆς, Μαρίνης, Παρασκευῆς καὶ Εἰρήνης· τῶν ὁσίων καὶ θεοφόρων πατέρων ἡμῶν· (τοῦ ἁγίου τοῦ ναοῦ)· τῶν ἁγίων καὶ δικαίων θεοπατόρων Ἰωακεὶμ καὶ Ἄννης, καὶ τοῦ Ἁγίου Πρωτομάρτυρος, καὶ Ἀρχιδιακόνου Στεφάνου, καὶ τῶν ἁγίων καὶ δικαίων, Ἰωσὴφ τοῦ Μνήστορος, Δαυῒδ τοῦ Βασιλέως, καὶ Ἰακώβου τοῦ Ἀδελφοθέου, ὧν καὶ τὴν μνήμην ἐπιτελοῦμεν· καὶ πάντων σου τῶν ἁγίων·	through the intercessions of our all-immaculate Lady Theotokos and ever-virgin Mary, by the power of the precious and life-giving Cross, the protection of the honorable, heavenly, bodiless powers, the supplications of the honorable, glorious prophet and forerunner John the Baptist, the holy, glorious, and praiseworthy apostles, our fathers among the saints, the great hierarchs and ecumenical teachers Basil the Great, Gregory the Theologian, and John Chrysostom; Athanasius, Cyril, and John the Merciful, patriarchs of Alexandria, Nicholas, bishop of Myra, Spyridon, bishop of Trimythous, Nektarios of Pentapolis, the wonderworkers; the holy, glorious, great martyrs George the triumphant, Demetrios the myrrh-streamer, Theodore the soldier, and Theodore the general; Menas the wonderworker; Charalampus and Eleutherius, the hieromartyrs; the holy, glorious, and victorious martyrs; the glorious great Martyr and all-laudable Euphemia; the holy and glorious Martyrs Thecla, Barbara, Anastasia, Catherine, Kyriaki, Photini, Marina, Paraskevi and Irene; our venerable and God-bearing fathers; (local patron saint); the holy and righteous ancestors of God Joachim and Anna; and the holy Protomartyr and Archdeacon Stephen, and the holy and righteous Joseph the Betrothed, David the King, and James (Iakovos) the Brother of the Lord, whose memory we observe; and all Your saints:
ἱκετεύομέν σε, μόνε πολυέλεε Κύριε, ἐπάκουσον ἡμῶν τῶν ἁμαρτωλῶν δεομένων σου καὶ ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς.	We beseech you, only merciful Lord, hear us sinners who pray to you and have mercy on us.
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Κύριε, ἐλέησον. (ιβʹ)	CHOIR: Lord, have mercy. (12)
ΙΕΡΕΥΣ	PRIEST
Ἐλέει καὶ οἰκτιρμοῖς καὶ φιλανθρωπίᾳ τοῦ μονογενοῦς σου Υἱοῦ, μεθʼ οὗ εὐλογητὸς εἶ, σὺν τῷ παναγίῳ καὶ ἀγαθῷ καὶ ζωοποιῷ σου Πνεύματι, νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων.	Through the mercy, compassion, and love for humankind of Your only-begotten Son, with whom You are blessed, and Your all-holy, good and life-creating Spirit, now and ever and to the ages of ages.
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Ἀμήν.	CHOIR: Amen.

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Ὁ λαὸς ἵσταται διὰ τὴν Θʹ Ὠδήν.	Stand for the singing of Ode ix.
ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ	DEACON
Τὴν Θεοτόκον καὶ μητέρα τοῦ φωτὸς ἐν ὕμνοις τιμῶντες μεγαλύνωμεν.	Let us honor and magnify in song the Theotokos and the Mother of the light.
ΧΟΡΟΣ	CHOIR
Magnificat: Mode of Canon	Magnificat: Mode of Canon
ᾨδὴ θʹ.	Ode ix.
Μεγαλυνάριον. Ἦχος πλ. αʹ.	The Magnificat. Mode pl. 1.
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Στίχ. Μεγαλύνει ἡ ψυχή μου τὸν Κύριον, καὶ ἠγαλλίασε τὸ πνεῦμά μου ἐπὶ τῷ Θεῷ τῷ σωτῆρί μου.	Verse: My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior. [NKJV]
Τὴν τιμιωτέραν τῶν Χερουβείμ, καὶ ἐνδοξοτέραν, ἀσυγκρίτως τῶν Σεραφείμ, τὴν ἀδιαφθόρως, Θεὸν Λόγον τεκοῦσαν, τὴν ὄντως Θεοτόκον, σὲ μεγαλύνομεν.	Greater in honor than the Cherubim, and in glory greater beyond compare than the Seraphim; you without corruption gave birth to God the Word, and are truly Theotokos. You do we magnify. [GOASD]
Στίχ. Ὅτι ἐπέβλεψεν ἐπὶ τὴν ταπείνωσιν τῆς δούλης αὐτοῦ· ἰδού γάρ, ἀπὸ τοῦ νῦν μακαριοῦσί με πᾶσαι αἱ γενεαί.	Verse: For He has regarded the lowly state of His maidservant; for behold, henceforth all generations will call me blessed. [NKJV]
Τὴν τιμιωτέραν τῶν Χερουβείμ, καὶ ἐνδοξοτέραν, ἀσυγκρίτως τῶν Σεραφείμ, τὴν ἀδιαφθόρως, Θεὸν Λόγον τεκοῦσαν, τὴν ὄντως Θεοτόκον, σὲ μεγαλύνομεν.	Greater in honor than the Cherubim, and in glory greater beyond compare than the Seraphim; you without corruption gave birth to God the Word, and are truly Theotokos. You do we magnify. [GOASD]
Στίχ. Ὅτι ἐποίησέ μοι μεγαλεῖα ὁ Δυνατός, καὶ ἅγιον τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ, καί το ἔλεος αὐτοῦ εἰς γενεάν, καὶ γενεὰν τοῖς φοβουμένοις αὐτόν.	Verse: For He who is mighty has done great things for me, and holy is His name. And His mercy is on those who fear Him from generation to generation. [NKJV]
Τὴν τιμιωτέραν τῶν Χερουβείμ, καὶ ἐνδοξοτέραν, ἀσυγκρίτως τῶν Σεραφείμ, τὴν ἀδιαφθόρως, Θεὸν Λόγον τεκοῦσαν, τὴν ὄντως Θεοτόκον, σὲ μεγαλύνομεν.	Greater in honor than the Cherubim, and in glory greater beyond compare than the Seraphim; you without corruption gave birth to God the Word, and are truly Theotokos. You do we magnify. [GOASD]
Στίχ. Ἐποίησε κράτος ἐν βραχίονι αὐτοῦ, διεσκόρπισεν ὑπερηφάνους διανοίᾳ καρδίας αὐτῶν.	Verse: He has shown strength with His arm; He has scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts. [NKJV]
Τὴν τιμιωτέραν τῶν Χερουβείμ, καὶ ἐνδοξοτέραν, ἀσυγκρίτως τῶν Σεραφείμ, τὴν ἀδιαφθόρως, Θεὸν Λόγον τεκοῦσαν, τὴν ὄντως Θεοτόκον, σὲ μεγαλύνομεν.	Greater in honor than the Cherubim, and in glory greater beyond compare than the Seraphim; you without corruption gave birth to God the Word, and are truly Theotokos. You do we magnify. [GOASD]
Στίχ. Καθεῖλε δυνάστας ἀπὸ θρόνων, καὶ ὕψωσε ταπεινούς, πεινῶντας ἐνέπλησεν ἀγαθῶν, καὶ πλουτοῦντας ἐξαπέστειλε κενούς.	Verse: He has put down the mighty from their thrones, and exalted the lowly. He has filled the hungry with good things, and the rich He has sent away empty. [NKJV]
Τὴν τιμιωτέραν τῶν Χερουβείμ, καὶ ἐνδοξοτέραν, ἀσυγκρίτως τῶν Σεραφείμ, τὴν ἀδιαφθόρως, Θεὸν Λόγον τεκοῦσαν, τὴν ὄντως Θεοτόκον, σὲ μεγαλύνομεν.	Greater in honor than the Cherubim, and in glory greater beyond compare than the Seraphim; you without corruption gave birth to God the Word, and are truly Theotokos. You do we magnify. [GOASD]
Στίχ. Ἀντελάβετο Ἰσραὴλ παιδὸς αὐτοῦ, μνησθῆναι ἐλέους, καθὼς ἐλάλησε πρὸς τοὺς Πατέρας ἡμῶν, τῷ Ἀβραάμ, καὶ τῷ σπέρματι αὐτοῦ ἕως αἰῶνος.	Verse: He has helped His servant Israel, in remembrance of His mercy, as He spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and to his seed forever. [NKJV]
Τὴν τιμιωτέραν τῶν Χερουβείμ, καὶ ἐνδοξοτέραν, ἀσυγκρίτως τῶν Σεραφείμ, τὴν ἀδιαφθόρως, Θεὸν Λόγον τεκοῦσαν, τὴν ὄντως Θεοτόκον, σὲ μεγαλύνομεν.	Greater in honor than the Cherubim, and in glory greater beyond compare than the Seraphim; you without corruption gave birth to God the Word, and are truly Theotokos. You do we magnify. [GOASD]

Ode 9: Octoechos: Canon-1	Ode 9: Octoechos: Canon-1
Τῆς Ὀκτωήχου - - -	From Octoechos - - -
Κανὼν ὁ Ἀναστάσιμος.	Canon for the Resurrection.
	c1211 - SDedes/ c1211 - SDedes/
ᾨδὴ θʹ. Ἦχος πλ. αʹ. Ὁ Εἱρμός.	Ode ix. Mode pl. 1. Heirmos.
	Ἠσαΐα χόρευε.
Ἠσαΐα χόρευε, ἡ Παρθένος ἔσχεν ἐν γαστρί, καὶ ἔτεκεν υἱὸν τὸν Ἐμμανουήλ, Θεόν τε καὶ ἄνθρωπον· Ἀνατολὴ ὄνομα αὐτῷ· ὂν μεγαλύνοντες, τὴν Παρθένον μακαρίζομεν.	O Isaiah, dance with joy, * for the Virgin conceived in the womb; * and she brought forth a son, who is God and man. * His name is Emmanuel, Dayspring and dawn, Orient, The Branch. * We magnify the Lord, and we also call the Virgin blest. [SD]
Τροπάρια.	Troparia.
Δόξα τῇ ἁγίᾳ ἀναστάσει σου, Κύριε.	Glory to Your holy Resurrection, O Lord.

Τὸν πεσόντα ἄνθρωπον, ἀνεδέξω Δέσποτα Χριστέ, ἐκ μήτρας παρθενικῆς ὅλος συναφθείς· μόνος ἁμαρτίας δέ, μὴ μετασχὼν ὅλον ἐκ φθορᾶς, σὺ ἠλευθέρωσας, τοῖς ἀχράντοις σου παθήμασι.	You, O Master Christ, assumed * from the Virgin’s womb into yourself * the nature of fallen man, fully joined to it. * Only You did not at all partake of sin; rather You have freed * all from corruption and death, by Your undefiled sufferings. [SD]
Δόξα τῇ ἁγίᾳ ἀναστάσει σου, Κύριε.	Glory to Your holy Resurrection, O Lord.

Θεοῤῥύτῳ αἵματι, κενωθέντι Δέσποτα Χριστέ, ἐκ σῆς ἀχράντου πλευρᾶς καὶ ζωοποιοῦ, θυσία μὲν πέπαυται, εἰδωλικὴ πᾶσα δὲ ἡ γῆ, σοῦ τῆς αἰνέσεως, τὴν θυσίαν ἀναφέρομεν.	Christ our Master, ever since * Your divine blood was emptied for us * from Your immaculate and life-giving side, * the idols and sacrifice to them have ceased, whereas we on earth * everywhere offer up holy sacrifice of praise to You. [SD]
Ὑπεραγία Θεοτόκε, σῶσον ἡμᾶς.	Most-holy Theotokos, save us.
Θεοτοκίον.	Theotokion.

Οὐ Θεὸν ἀσώματον, οὐδὲ πάλιν ἄνθρωπον ψιλόν, προήγαγεν ἡ ἁγνὴ Κόρη καὶ σεμνή, ἀλλʼ ἄνθρωπον τέλειον, καὶ ἀψευδῆ τέλειον Θεόν, ὃν μεγαλύνομεν, σὺν Πατρί τε καὶ τῷ Πνεύματι.	Not a disembodied God * nor again a merely mortal man * was He to whom the noble Virgin gave birth. * No, He was a perfect human and in truth perfect God as well. * We magnify Him and the Father and the Holy Spirit. [SD]

Ode 9: Menaion: Canon-1	Ode 9: Menaion: Canon-1
Τοῦ Μνήστορος.	For Joseph the Betrothed.
Τοῦ Μηναίου - - -	From Menaion - - -
Ἦχος αʹ. Μυστήριον ξένον.	Mode 1. N/M (I see here.)

Ἅγιε τοῦ Θεοῦ, πρέσβευε ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν.	Saint of God, intercede for us.
Ἰσότιμος πάντων, Ἀγγέλων γεγένησαι, Προφητῶν Μαρτύρων τε, Μάκαρ καὶ τῶν σοφῶν, Ἀποστόλων συνόμιλος ὄντως· διὸ σὺν αὐτοῖς σε μακαρίζοντες, σοφὲ Ἰωσήφ, τὴν ἱεράν σου μνήμην σέβομεν.	O wise Joseph, you have become equal in honor to all the Angels and Prophets and Martyrs, and truly a companion of the wise Apostles. Therefore, O blessed man, we call you and them blessed, as we honor your sacred memory. [SD]
Ἅγιε τοῦ Θεοῦ, πρέσβευε ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν.	Saint of God, intercede for us.
Ὡς ἐκ γένους, βασιλικοῦ καταγόμενος, τὴν Ἁγνὴν Βασίλισσαν, μέλλουσαν Ἰησοῦν Βασιλέα, τίκτειν ἀποῤῥήτως, σοφὲ ἐμνηστεύσω, ὑπὲρ ἅπαντας ἐν γῇ προκριθείς, τοὺς γηγενεῖς μακαριώτατε.	O wise and most blessed Joseph, you descended from royal lineage, and you were preferred above all earthborn men, for you were betrothed to the pure Queen, who was to give birth ineffably to King Jesus. [SD]
Δόξα.	Glory.
Σθενούμενος, τῇ δυναστείᾳ τοῦ Πνεύματος, ἀρεταῖς κεκόσμησαι μάκαρ, ἐν βαθυτάτῳ τε γήρᾳ, πρὸς τοὺς σοὺς μετέβης λαμπρῶς Ἰωσὴφ πατέρας, μέγιστος πατὴρ νομισθείς, τοῦ ἐκ Θεοῦ Πατρὸς ἐκλάμψαντος.	O blessed Joseph, strengthened with the Spirit’s might, you adorned yourself with virtues; and in deep old age you illustriously pass on to your fathers, having been considered a great father of Him who shone forth from God the Father. [SD]
Καὶ νῦν. Θεοτοκίον.	Both now. Theotokion.
Φυλάττουσαν, τὴν παρθενίαν ἀκήρατον, τὴν Ἁγνὴν ἐφύλαξας, Λόγος ἐξ ἧς Θεὸς ἐσαρκώθη, φυλάξας Παρθένον αὐτήν, μετὰ γέννησιν ἀπόῤῥητον, μεθʼ ἧς θεοφορε, Ἰωσὴφ ἡμῶν μνημόνευε.	O God-bearing Joseph, you protected the pure Maiden, who kept her virginity undefiled. From her, God the Logos was incarnate, keeping her a virgin after the ineffable childbirth. Together with her, remember us in your prayers. [SD]

Magnificat: Mode of Katavasia	Magnificat: Mode of Katavasia
ᾨδὴ θʹ.	Ode ix.
Μεγαλυνάριον. Ἦχος αʹ.	The Magnificat. Mode 1.
c1011 - JMBoyer/ c1012 - GTheodoridis/ c1013 - Roubanis/	c1211 - SDedes/ c1212 - GTheodoridis/ c1211 - SDedes/ c1211.a1 - SDedes \| SDorrance/
Στίχ. Μεγαλύνει ἡ ψυχή μου τὸν Κύριον, καὶ ἠγαλλίασε τὸ πνεῦμά μου ἐπὶ τῷ Θεῷ τῷ σωτῆρί μου.	Verse: My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior. [NKJV]
Τὴν τιμιωτέραν τῶν Χερουβείμ, καὶ ἐνδοξοτέραν, ἀσυγκρίτως τῶν Σεραφείμ, τὴν ἀδιαφθόρως, Θεὸν Λόγον τεκοῦσαν, τὴν ὄντως Θεοτόκον, σὲ μεγαλύνομεν.	Greater in honor than the Cherubim, and in glory greater beyond compare than the Seraphim; you without corruption gave birth to God the Word, and are truly Theotokos. You do we magnify. [GOASD]
Στίχ. Ὅτι ἐπέβλεψεν ἐπὶ τὴν ταπείνωσιν τῆς δούλης αὐτοῦ· ἰδού γάρ, ἀπὸ τοῦ νῦν μακαριοῦσί με πᾶσαι αἱ γενεαί.	Verse: For He has regarded the lowly state of His maidservant; for behold, henceforth all generations will call me blessed. [NKJV]
Τὴν τιμιωτέραν τῶν Χερουβείμ, καὶ ἐνδοξοτέραν, ἀσυγκρίτως τῶν Σεραφείμ, τὴν ἀδιαφθόρως, Θεὸν Λόγον τεκοῦσαν, τὴν ὄντως Θεοτόκον, σὲ μεγαλύνομεν.	Greater in honor than the Cherubim, and in glory greater beyond compare than the Seraphim; you without corruption gave birth to God the Word, and are truly Theotokos. You do we magnify. [GOASD]
Στίχ. Ὅτι ἐποίησέ μοι μεγαλεῖα ὁ Δυνατός, καὶ ἅγιον τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ, καί το ἔλεος αὐτοῦ εἰς γενεάν, καὶ γενεὰν τοῖς φοβουμένοις αὐτόν.	Verse: For He who is mighty has done great things for me, and holy is His name. And His mercy is on those who fear Him from generation to generation. [NKJV]
Τὴν τιμιωτέραν τῶν Χερουβείμ, καὶ ἐνδοξοτέραν, ἀσυγκρίτως τῶν Σεραφείμ, τὴν ἀδιαφθόρως, Θεὸν Λόγον τεκοῦσαν, τὴν ὄντως Θεοτόκον, σὲ μεγαλύνομεν.	Greater in honor than the Cherubim, and in glory greater beyond compare than the Seraphim; you without corruption gave birth to God the Word, and are truly Theotokos. You do we magnify. [GOASD]
Στίχ. Ἐποίησε κράτος ἐν βραχίονι αὐτοῦ, διεσκόρπισεν ὑπερηφάνους διανοίᾳ καρδίας αὐτῶν.	Verse: He has shown strength with His arm; He has scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts. [NKJV]
Τὴν τιμιωτέραν τῶν Χερουβείμ, καὶ ἐνδοξοτέραν, ἀσυγκρίτως τῶν Σεραφείμ, τὴν ἀδιαφθόρως, Θεὸν Λόγον τεκοῦσαν, τὴν ὄντως Θεοτόκον, σὲ μεγαλύνομεν.	Greater in honor than the Cherubim, and in glory greater beyond compare than the Seraphim; you without corruption gave birth to God the Word, and are truly Theotokos. You do we magnify. [GOASD]
Στίχ. Καθεῖλε δυνάστας ἀπὸ θρόνων, καὶ ὕψωσε ταπεινούς, πεινῶντας ἐνέπλησεν ἀγαθῶν, καὶ πλουτοῦντας ἐξαπέστειλε κενούς.	Verse: He has put down the mighty from their thrones, and exalted the lowly. He has filled the hungry with good things, and the rich He has sent away empty. [NKJV]
Τὴν τιμιωτέραν τῶν Χερουβείμ, καὶ ἐνδοξοτέραν, ἀσυγκρίτως τῶν Σεραφείμ, τὴν ἀδιαφθόρως, Θεὸν Λόγον τεκοῦσαν, τὴν ὄντως Θεοτόκον, σὲ μεγαλύνομεν.	Greater in honor than the Cherubim, and in glory greater beyond compare than the Seraphim; you without corruption gave birth to God the Word, and are truly Theotokos. You do we magnify. [GOASD]
Στίχ. Ἀντελάβετο Ἰσραὴλ παιδὸς αὐτοῦ, μνησθῆναι ἐλέους, καθὼς ἐλάλησε πρὸς τοὺς Πατέρας ἡμῶν, τῷ Ἀβραάμ, καὶ τῷ σπέρματι αὐτοῦ ἕως αἰῶνος.	Verse: He has helped His servant Israel, in remembrance of His mercy, as He spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and to his seed forever. [NKJV]
Τὴν τιμιωτέραν τῶν Χερουβείμ, καὶ ἐνδοξοτέραν, ἀσυγκρίτως τῶν Σεραφείμ, τὴν ἀδιαφθόρως, Θεὸν Λόγον τεκοῦσαν, τὴν ὄντως Θεοτόκον, σὲ μεγαλύνομεν.	Greater in honor than the Cherubim, and in glory greater beyond compare than the Seraphim; you without corruption gave birth to God the Word, and are truly Theotokos. You do we magnify. [GOASD]

Ode 9: Katavasia	Ode 9: Katavasia
ᾨδὴ θʹ. Καταβασία. Ἦχος αʹ.	Ode ix. Katavasia. Mode 1.
c1012 - GTheodoridis/ c1011 - Roubanis/	c1211 - SDedes/ c1211 - SDedes/ c1211.a1 - SDedes/
Μεγάλυνον ψυχή μου, τὴν λυτρωσαμένην, ἡμᾶς ἐκ τῆς κατάρας.	O my soul, magnify her, through whom we were freed from the curse and condemnation.
Στέργειν μὲν ἡμᾶς, ὡς ἀκίνδυνον φόβῳ * Ῥᾷον σιωπῇ· τῷ πόθῳ δὲ Παρθένε * Ὕμνους ὑφαίνειν, συντόνως τεθηγμένους * Ἐργῶδές ἐστιν· ἀλλὰ καὶ Μήτηρ σθένος * Ὅση πέφυκεν, ἡ προαίρεσις δίδου.	To favor being silent out of caution is for us * Easy and free of risk, whereas to compose * Stirring hymns is arduous, but a labor of love * For you, all-holy Virgin. And so, we entreat you: * O Mother, empower us to succeed in this endeavor. [GOASD]

ΙΕΡΕΥΣ	PRIEST
Ἔτι καὶ ἔτι ἐν εἰρήνῃ τοῦ Κυρίου δεηθῶμεν.	Again and again in peace let us pray to the Lord.
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Κύριε, ἐλέησον.	CHOIR: Lord, have mercy.
ΙΕΡΕΥΣ	PRIEST
Ἀντιλαβοῦ, σῶσον, ἐλέησον καὶ διαφύλαξον ἡμᾶς, ὁ Θεός, τῇ σῇ χάριτι.	Help us, save us, have mercy on us, and protect us, O God, by Your grace.
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Κύριε, ἐλέησον.	CHOIR: Lord, have mercy.
ΙΕΡΕΥΣ	PRIEST
Τῆς παναγίας, ἀχράντου, ὑπερευλογημένης, ἐνδόξου, δεσποίνης ἡμῶν Θεοτόκου καὶ ἀειπαρθένου Μαρίας μετὰ πάντων τῶν ἁγίων μνημονεύσαντες, ἑαυτοὺς καὶ ἀλλήλους καὶ πᾶσαν τὴν ζωὴν ἡμῶν Χριστῷ τῷ Θεῷ παραθώμεθα.	Remembering our all-holy, immaculate, most blessed, and glorious Lady, the Theotokos and ever-virgin Mary, with all the saints, let us commend ourselves and one another and our whole life to Christ our God.
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Σοί, Κύριε.	CHOIR: To You, O Lord.
ΙΕΡΕΥΣ	PRIEST
Ὅτι σὲ αἰνοῦσι πᾶσαι αἱ δυνάμεις τῶν οὐρανῶν καὶ σοὶ τὴν δόξαν ἀναπέμπουσι, τῷ Πατρὶ καὶ τῷ Υἱῷ καὶ τῷ ἁγίῳ Πνεύματι, νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων.	For all the powers of heaven praise You, and to You they offer up glory, to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and to the ages of ages.
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Ἀμήν.	CHOIR: Amen.
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ΧΟΡΟΣ	CHOIR
Ἦχος βʹ.	Mode 2.
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Ἅγιος Κύριος ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν. (δίς)	Holy is the Lord our God. (2)
Ὑψοῦτε Κύριον τὸν Θεὸν ἡμῶν καὶ προσκυνεῖτε τῷ ὑποποδίῳ τῶν ποδῶν αὐτοῦ.	Exalt the Lord our God, and worship at the footstool of His feet.
Ὅτι ἅγιός ἐστι.	For He is holy. [SAAS]
Τῆς Ὀκτωήχου - - -	From Octoechos - - -
Ἐξαποστειλάριον.	Exaposteilarion.
Τὸ Ηʹ Ἑωθινόν.	Eothinon 8.
Ἦχος βʹ. Τοῖς Μαθηταῖς συνέλθωμεν.	Mode 2. Let us in faith.
	Τοῖς Μαθηταῖς συνέλθωμεν.
c1012 - GStephanou/ c1011 - Roubanis/	c1211 - SDedes/ c1211 - SDedes/
Δύο Ἀγγέλους βλέψασα, ἔνδοθεν τοῦ μνημείου, Μαρία ἐξεπλήττετο, καὶ Χριστὸν ἀγνοοῦσα, ὡς κηπουρὸν ἐπηρώτα· Κύριε ποῦ τὸ σῶμα, τοῦ Ἰησοῦ μου τέθεικας; κλήσει δὲ τοῦτον γνοῦσα, εἶναι αὐτόν, τὸν Σωτῆρα ἤκουσε· Μή μου ἅπτου, πρὸς τὸν Πατέρα ἄπειμι, εἰπὲ τοῖς ἀδελφοῖς μου.	Amazed was Mary Magdalene, * seeing two Angels sitting * inside the tomb. Then unaware * that it was Christ, she asked Him, * “Tell me, sir, where have you taken * the body of my Jesus?” * as if He were the gardener. * He said her name, and then she recognized Him; * and she heard the Savior say, “Do not touch me. * Go, tell my brethren that I am * ascending to our Father.” [GOASD]
Τοῦ Μηναίου - - -	From Menaion - - -
Τῶν Θεοπατόρων.	For the Ancestors of God.
Ἦχος βʹ. Τοῖς Μαθηταῖς συνέλθωμεν.	Mode 2. Let us in faith.
	Τοῖς Μαθηταῖς συνέλθωμεν.
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Σὺν Ἰακώβῳ μέλψωμεν, τῷ κλεινῷ θεαδέλφῳ, Δαυῒδ τὸν Θεοπάτορα, Ἰωσήφ τε τὸν θεῖον, τῆς Θεοτόκου Μνήστορα· τοῦ Χριστοῦ γὰρ τῇ θείᾳ γεννήσει καθυπούργησαν, Βηθλεὲμ ἐν τῇ πόλει, θεοπρεπῶς, μετʼ Ἀγγέλων Μάγων τε καὶ ποιμένων, αὐτῷ τὸν ὕμνον ᾄδοντες, ὡς Θεῷ καὶ Δεσπότῃ.	Let us extol the memory * of God’s ancestor David, * and the renowned Iakovos* Brother-of-God, and Joseph * the Theotokos’ divine Betrothed. * For they rendered their service * worthy of God in Bethlehem * at the divine Nativity of the Christ, * together with Angels, Magi and shepherds * singing a hymn of praise to Him* as to their God and Master. [SD]
Τοῦ Ἁγίου Στεφάνου.	For St. Stephen.
Τοῦ Μηναίου - - -	From Menaion - - -
Ἦχος γʹ. Ἐπεσκέψατο ἡμᾶς.	Mode 3. Our Savior from on high.
	Ἐπεσκέψατο ἡμᾶς.
	c1211 - SDedes/
Στέφανος σοι ὡς Βασιλεῖ, ἔμψυχος προσενήνεκται, νῦν τῆς σαρκὸς ἐκδημήσας, τῷ ἐνδημήσαντι σαρκί, Θεῷ τῷ παντοκράτορι, διʼ ὃν καὶ τὸν ἀγῶνα, ἐνδόξως ἐτέλεσεν.	As he departs now from his flesh, * Stephen, in keeping with his name, * presents himself as a living * and soul-endowed crown to You as King * and God the Ruler over all, * for Whom he fought the good fight * and finished in glory. [SD]
Τῆς Ἑορτῆς.	For the Feast.
Τοῦ Μηναίου - - -	From Menaion - - -
Ἦχος γʹ. Αὐτόμελον.	Mode 3. Automelon.
	Ἐπεσκέψατο ἡμᾶς.
c1011 - KMarinakos/	c1211 - SDedes/
Ἐπεσκέψατο ἡμᾶς, ἐξ ὕψους ὁ Σωτὴρ ἡμῶν, ἀνατολὴ ἀνατολῶν, καὶ οἱ ἐν σκότει καὶ σκιᾷ, εὕρομεν τὴν ἀλήθειαν· καὶ γὰρ ἐκ τῆς Παρθένου ἐτέχθη ὁ Κύριος.	Our Savior from on high * the Orient from the East * visited us who in the dark * and shadow hitherto had lain; * now we have found the truth indeed. * And this is so because from the Virgin the Lord is born. [SD]
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Οἱ Αἶνοι. Ἦχος πλ. αʹ.	Lauds. Mode pl. 1.
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Πᾶσα πνοὴ αἰνεσάτω τὸν Κύριον. Αἰνεῖτε τὸν Κύριον ἐκ τῶν οὐρανῶν· αἰνεῖτε αὐτὸν ἐν τοῖς ὑψίστοις. Σοὶ πρέπει ὕμνος τῷ Θεῷ.	Let everything that breathes praise the Lord. Praise the Lord from the heavens, praise Him in the highest. It is fitting to sing a hymn to You, O God. [SAAS]
	c1111 - SDedes/ c1111 - SDedes/ c1111.a1 - SDedes/
Αἰνεῖτε αὐτόν, πάντες οἱ ἄγγελοι αὐτοῦ· αἰνεῖτε αὐτόν, πᾶσαι αἱ δυνάμεις αὐτοῦ. Σοὶ πρέπει ὕμνος τῷ Θεῷ.	Praise Him, all you His angels; praise Him, all you His hosts. It is fitting to sing a hymn to You, O God. [SAAS]
c1011 - Petros Peloponnesios \| JM Boyer/
Αἰνεῖτε αὐτὸν ἥλιος καὶ σελήνη, αἰνεῖτε αὐτὸν πάντα τὰ ἄστρα καὶ τὸ φῶς.	Praise Him, sun and moon; praise Him, all you stars and light.
Αἰνεῖτε αὐτὸν οἱ οὐρανοὶ τῶν οὐρανῶν καὶ τὸ ὕδωρ τὸ ὑπεράνω τῶν οὐρανῶν. Αἰνεσάτωσαν τὸ ὄνομα Κυρίου.	Praise Him, you heavens of heavens, and you waters above the heavens. Let them praise the Lord’s name.
Ὅτι αὐτὸς εἶπε, καὶ ἐγενήθησαν, αὐτὸς ἐνετείλατο, καὶ ἐκτίσθησαν.	For He spoke, and they were made; He commanded, and they were created.
Ἔστησεν αὐτὰ εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα καὶ εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα τοῦ αἰῶνος· πρόσταγμα ἔθετο, καὶ οὐ παρελεύσεται.	He established them forever and unto ages of ages; He set forth His ordinance, and it shall not pass away.
Αἰνεῖτε τὸν Κύριον ἐκ τῆς γῆς, δράκοντες καὶ πᾶσαι ἄβυσσοι.	Praise the Lord from the earth, you dragons and all the deeps.
Πῦρ, χάλαζα, χιών, κρύσταλλος, πνεῦμα καταιγίδος, τὰ ποιοῦντα τὸν λόγον αὐτοῦ.	Fire and hail, snow and ice, stormy wind, which perform His word.
Τὰ ὄρη καὶ πάντες οἱ βουνοί, ξύλα καρποφόρα καὶ πᾶσαι κέδροι.	Mountains and all the hills, fruitful trees and all cedars.
Τὰ θηρία καὶ πάντα τὰ κτήνη, ἑρπετὰ καὶ πετεινὰ πτερωτά.	Wild animals and all cattle, creeping things and flying birds.
Βασιλεῖς τῆς γῆς καὶ πάντες λαοί, ἄρχοντες καὶ πάντες κριταὶ γῆς.	Kings of the earth and all peoples, princes and all judges of the earth.
Νεανίσκοι καὶ παρθένοι, πρεσβύτεροι μετὰ νεωτέρων· αἰνεσάτωσαν τὸ ὄνομα Κυρίου, ὅτι ὑψώθη τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ μόνου.	Young men and maidens, elders with younger, let them praise the Lord’s name, for His name alone is exalted.
Ἡ ἐξομολόγησις αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ γῆς καὶ οὐρανοῦ. καὶ ὑψώσει κέρας λαοῦ αὐτοῦ.	His thanksgiving is in earth and heaven. And He shall exalt the horn of His people.
Ὕμνος πᾶσι τοῖς ὁσίοις αὐτοῦ, τοῖς υἱοῖς Ἰσραήλ, λαῷ ἐγγίζοντι αὐτῷ.	A hymn for all His saints, for the children of Israel, a people who draw near to Him.
Ἄσατε τῷ Κυρίῳ ᾆσμα καινόν, ἡ αἴνεσις αὐτοῦ ἐν ἐκκλησίᾳ ὁσίων.	Sing to the Lord a new song, His praise in the assembly of His holy ones.
Εὐφρανθήτω Ἰσραὴλ ἐπὶ τῷ ποιήσαντι αὐτόν, καὶ οἱ υἱοὶ Σιὼν ἀγαλλιάσθωσαν ἐπὶ τῷ βασιλεῖ αὐτῶν.	Let Israel be glad in Him who made him, and let the children of Zion greatly rejoice in their King.
Αἰνεσάτωσαν τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ ἐν χορῷ, ἐν τυμπάνῳ καὶ ψαλτηρίῳ ψαλάτωσαν αὐτῷ.	Let them praise His name with dance; with tambourine and harp let them sing to Him.
Ὅτι εὐδοκεῖ Κύριος ἐν τῷ λαῷ αὐτοῦ καὶ ὑψώσει πραεῖς ἐν σωτηρίᾳ.	For the Lord is pleased with His people, and He shall exalt the gentle with salvation.
Καυχήσονται ὅσιοι ἐν δόξῃ καὶ ἀγαλλιάσονται ἐπὶ τῶν κοιτῶν αὐτῶν.	The holy ones shall boast in glory, and they shall greatly rejoice on their beds.
Αἱ ὑψώσεις τοῦ Θεοῦ ἐν τῷ λάρυγγι αὐτῶν, καὶ ῥομφαῖαι δίστομοι ἐν ταῖς χερσὶν αὐτῶν.	The high praise of God shall be in their mouth and a two-edged sword in their hand.
Τοῦ ποιῆσαι ἐκδίκησιν ἐν τοῖς ἔθνεσιν, ἐλεγμοὺς ἐν τοῖς λαοῖς.	To deal retribution to the nations, reproving among the peoples.
Τοῦ δῆσαι τοὺς βασιλεῖς αὐτῶν ἐν πέδαις καὶ τοὺς ἐνδόξους αὐτῶν ἐν χειροπέδαις σιδηραῖς.	To shackle their kings with chains and their nobles with fetters of iron.

Τῆς Ὀκτωήχου - - -	From Octoechos - - -
Στιχηρὰ Ἀναστάσιμα.	Resurrectional Stichera.
Ἦχος πλ. αʹ.	Mode pl. 1.
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Τοῦ ποιῆσαι ἐν αὐτοῖς κρῖμα ἔγγραπτον· δόξα αὕτη ἔσται πᾶσι τοῖς ὁσίοις αὐτοῦ.	To fulfill among them the written judgment: this glory have all His holy ones. [SAAS]
Κύριε, ἐσφραγισμένου τοῦ τάφου ὑπὸ τῶν παρανόμων, προῆλθες ἐκ τοῦ μνήματος, καθὼς ἐτέχθης ἐκ τῆς Θεοτόκου· οὐκ ἔγνωσαν πῶς ἐσαρκώθης, οἱ ἀσώματοί σου Ἄγγελοι· οὐκ ᾔσθοντο πότε ἀνέστης, οἱ φυλάσσοντές σε στρατιῶται· ἀμφότερα γὰρ ἐσφράγισται τοῖς ἐρευνῶσι· πεφανέρωται δὲ τὰ θαύματα, τοῖς προσκυνοῦσιν ἐν πίστει τὸ μυστήριον· ὃ ἀνυμνοῦσιν, ἀπόδος ἡμῖν ἀγαλλίασιν, καὶ τὸ μέγα ἔλεος.	The sepulcher was firmly sealed by villains, O Lord. But You came forth from the tomb, much like You were born from the Theotokos. Your bodiless Angels did not know how You became incarnate, and the soldiers who were guarding You did not notice when You rose. Both of these miracles were confirmed to the prophets who inquired and revealed to them, who by faith revered the mystery. Which we now extol; and we pray You restore to us the joy and the great mercy. [GOASD]
Ἦχος πλ. αʹ.	Mode pl. 1.
c1011 - GTheodoridis/ c1012 - Petros-Ioannis \| JM Boyer/ c1013 - Petros-Ioannis - concise \| JM Boyer/ c1015 - Roubanis/	c1211 - SDedes/ c1211 - SDedes/ c1211.a1 - SDedes/
Αἰνεῖτε τὸν Θεὸν ἐν τοῖς ἁγίοις αὐτοῦ, αἰνεῖτε αὐτὸν ἐν στερεώματι τῆς δυνάμεως αὐτοῦ.	Praise God in His saints; praise Him in the firmament of His power. [SAAS]
Κύριε, τοὺς μοχλοὺς τοὺς αἰωνίους συντρίψας, καὶ δεσμὰ διαῤῥήξας, τοῦ μνήματος ἀνέστης, καταλιπών σου τὰ ἐντάφια, εἰς μαρτύριον τῆς ἀληθοῦς, τριημέρου ταφῆς σου· καὶ προῆγες ἐν τῇ Γαλιλαίᾳ, ὁ ἐν σπηλαίῳ τηρούμενος. Μέγα σου τὸ ἔλεος, ἀκατάληπτε Σωτήρ! Ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς.	When You had crushed the age-old bars and broken the chains to pieces, You rose from the tomb, O Lord. And You left the grave clothes behind, as evidence that You were truly buried for three days. And You proceeded to Galilee, You who had been held in custody in a rock-hewn tomb. Great is Your mercy, incomprehensible Savior! Have mercy on us. [GOASD]
Ἦχος πλ. αʹ.	Mode pl. 1.
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Αἰνεῖτε αὐτὸν ἐπὶ ταῖς δυναστείαις αὐτοῦ, αἰνεῖτε αὐτὸν κατὰ τὸ πλῆθος τῆς μεγαλωσύνης αὐτοῦ.	Praise Him for His mighty acts; praise Him according to the abundance of His greatness. [SAAS]
Κύριε, αἱ γυναῖκες ἔδραμον ἐπὶ τὸ μνῆμα, τοῦ ἰδεῖν σε τὸν Χριστόν, τὸν διʼ ἡμᾶς παθόντα· καὶ προσελθοῦσαι, εὗρον Ἄγγελον ἐπὶ τὸν λίθον καθήμενον, τῷ φόβῳ κυλισθέντα, καὶ πρὸς αὐτὰς ἐβόησε λέγων· Ἀνέστη ὁ Κύριος· εἴπατε τοῖς μαθηταῖς, ὅτι ἀνέστη ἐκ νεκρῶν, ὁ σῴζων τὰς ψυχὰς ἡμῶν.	The women ran to the tomb, O Lord, to see You, the Christ, who had suffered for us. When they came, they found an Angel sitting on the stone, which he had fearsomely rolled back. And he said to the women, “The Lord has risen! Go tell His disciples, ‘The Savior of our souls has risen from the dead!’” [GOASD]
Ἦχος πλ. αʹ.	Mode pl. 1.
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Αἰνεῖτε αὐτὸν ἐν ἤχῳ σάλπιγγος, αἰνεῖτε αὐτὸν ἐν ψαλτηρίῳ καὶ κιθάρᾳ.	Praise Him with the sound of trumpet; praise Him with the harp and lyre. [SAAS]
Κύριε, ὥσπερ ἐξῆλθες ἐσφραγισμένου τοῦ τάφου, οὕτως εἰσῆλθες καὶ τῶν θυρῶν κεκλεισμένων, πρὸς τοὺς Μαθητάς σου, δεικνύων αὐτοῖς τὰ τοῦ σώματος πάθη, ἅπερ κατεδέξω Σωτὴρ μακροθυμήσας. Ὡς ἐκ σπέρματος Δαυΐδ, μώλωπας ὑπήνεγκας, ὡς Υἱὸς δὲ τοῦ Θεοῦ, κόσμον ἠλευθέρωσας. Μέγα σου τὸ ἔλεος, ἀκατάληπτε Σωτήρ! Ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς.	O Lord, just like You exited the sepulcher, although it was sealed, so You entered where Your disciples were, the doors being shut. You showed them the injuries You suffered on Your body, which You accepted and bore with long-suffering, O Savior. As the progeny of David, You endured the wounds; as the Son of God, You freed the world. Great is Your mercy, incomprehensible Savior! Have mercy on us. [GOASD]
Τοῦ Ἁγίου Στεφάνου.	For St. Stephen.
Τοῦ Μηναίου - - -	From Menaion - - -
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Ἰδιόμελον. Ἦχος αʹ.	Idiomelon. Mode 1.
Αἰνεῖτε αὐτὸν ἐν τυμπάνῳ καὶ χορῷ, αἰνεῖτε αὐτὸν ἐν χορδαῖς καὶ ὀργάνῳ.	Praise Him with timbrel and dance; praise Him with strings and flute. [SAAS]
Ἀθλοφορικὸν στέφανον, τῷ Πρωτάθλῳ οἱ πιστοὶ πλέξωμεν, ἐκ λογικῶν ἀνθέων· αὐτὸς γὰρ τὴν τῶν Μαρτύρων προητοίμασεν ὁδόν, καὶ ἐν χαρᾷ ἀνεβόα· Ἰδοὺ τοὺς οὐρανούς ἀνεῳγμένους θεωρῶ, καὶ τὸν Υἱὸν τοῦ Θεοῦ, ἐκ δεξιῶν ἑστῶτα τοῦ ἀοράτου Πατρός.	Let us the faithful plait a wreath of victory for the Protomartyr, using words instead of laurels. For he prepared the way for Martyrs. He joyfully cried out, “Behold, I see the heavens opened and the Son of God standing on the right hand of the unseen Father.” [SD]
Ἰδιόμελον. Ἦχος βʹ.	Idiomelon. Mode 2.
Αἰνεῖτε αὐτὸν ἐν κυμβάλοις εὐήχοις, αἰνεῖτε αὐτὸν ἐν κυμβάλοις ἀλαλαγμοῦ. Πᾶσα πνοὴ αἰνεσάτω τὸν Κύριον.	Praise Him with resounding cymbals; praise Him with triumphant cymbals; let everything that breathes praise the Lord. [SAAS]
Ἁγιωσύνην ἐνεδύσω, Στέφανε μακάριε, Πρωτομάρτυς καὶ Πρωτοδιάκονε, τῶν Ἀγγέλων συμμέτοχε, δυσωπήθητι καὶ πρέσβευε ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν, πρὸς τὸν Σωτῆρα Κύριον τὸν ἀναμάρτητον.	O blessed Stephen, you were clothed with holiness, O Protomartyr and First Deacon, and companion of the Angels. Intercede and pray for us to our Lord and Savior, who is without sin. [SD]
Ἰδιόμελον. Ἦχος βʹ.	Idiomelon. Mode 2.
Στίχ. Εἰς πᾶσαν τὴν γῆν ἐξῆλθεν ὁ φθόγγος αὐτοῦ καὶ εἰς τὰ πέρατα τῆς οἰκουμένης τὰ ῥήματα αὐτοῦ.	Verse: His proclamation went forth into all the earth, and his words to the ends of the world. [SAAS]
Πρῶτος ἐν Διακόνοις, πρῶτος καὶ ἐν Μάρτυσιν ἐδείχθης, πανάγιε Στέφανε· ὁδὸς γὰρ ἐγένου τοῖς Ἁγίοις, καὶ πολλοὺς τῷ Κυρίῳ προσήγαγες Μάρτυρας· διὸ οὐρανός σοι ἠνοίγη, καὶ Θεός σοι ἐφάνη. Αὐτὸν ἱκέτευε σωθῆναι τὰς ψυχὰς ἡμῶν.	You were the first of the Deacons and also the first of the Martyrs, O all-holy Stephen. You opened the way for the saints, and you brought many Martyrs to the Lord. Therefore heaven opened for you and God appeared to you. Entreat Him to save our souls. [SD]
Ἰδιόμελον. Ἦχος βʹ.	Idiomelon. Mode 2.
Στίχ. Οἱ οὐρανοὶ διηγοῦνται δόξαν Θεοῦ, ποίησιν δὲ χειρῶν αὐτοῦ ἀναγγέλλει τὸ στερέωμα.	Verse: The heavens declare the glory of God; the firmament shows the creation of His hands. [SAAS]
Τὸν Πρωτομάρτυρα, καὶ γενναῖον τοῦ Χριστοῦ θεράποντα, Στέφανον τὸν Πρωτοδιάκονον, ἐπαξίως τιμήσωμεν. Οὗτος ἑστὼς ἐν μέσῳ παρανόμων, ἐν δεξιᾷ Πατρός, Υἱόν ἐθεάσατο.	Let us worthily honor Stephen, the First Deacon, the Protomartyr and courageous servant of Christ. For he stood in the midst of those who broke God’s Law, and he saw the Son on the right hand of the Father. [SD]
Τοῦ Μηναίου - - -	From Menaion - - -
Δόξα. Τῆς Ἑορτῆς.	Glory. For the Feast.
Ἦχος πλ. δʹ.	Mode pl. 4.
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Αἷμα καὶ πῦρ, καὶ ἀτμίδα Καπνοῦ, τέρατα γῆς, ἃ προεῖδεν Ἰωήλ, αἷμα τὴν Σάρκωσιν· πῦρ τὴν Θεότητα· ἀτμίδα δὲ καπνοῦ, τὸ Πνεῦμα τὸ Ἅγιον, τὸ ἐπελθὸν τῇ Παρθένῳ, καὶ κόσμον εὐωδιάσαν. Μέγα τὸ μυστήριον, τῆς σῆς ἐνανθρωπήσεως, Κύριε δόξα σοι.	Blood and fire and a cloud of smoke, portents on earth that Joel foresaw: blood, the incarnation; fire, the divinity; and the cloud of smoke, the Holy Spirit that came upon the Virgin and filled the world with fragrance. Great is the mystery of Your becoming human! Glory to You, O Lord. [SD]
Τῆς Ὀκτωήχου - - -	From Octoechos - - -
Καὶ νῦν. Θεοτοκίον.	Both now. Theotokion.
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Ὑπερευλογημένη ὑπάρχεις, Θεοτόκε Παρθένε· διὰ γὰρ τοῦ ἐκ σοῦ σαρκωθέντος, ὁ ᾅδης ἠχμαλώτισται, ὁ Ἀδὰμ ἀνακέκληται, ἡ κατάρα νενέκρωται, ἡ Εὔα ἠλευθέρωται, ὁ θάνατος τεθανάτωται, καὶ ἡμεις ἐζωοποιήθημεν· διὸ ἀνυμνοῦντες βοῶμεν· Εὐλογητὸς Χριστὸς ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, ὁ οὕτως εὐδοκήσας δόξα σοι.	You are supremely blessed, O Virgin Theotokos. For through Him who from you became incarnate, Hades has been captured, and Adam has been called back; the curse has been killed, and Eve has been freed; death has been put to death, and we have been brought back to life. Therefore we extol Him and cry out, “O Christ our God, You are blessed, for so was Your good pleasure. Glory to You!” [GOASD]
Ὁ λαὸς ἵσταται διὰ τὴν Μ. Δοξολογίαν.	Stand for the Great Doxology.
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Ἡ Μεγάλη Δοξολογία	Great Doxology
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Δόξα σοι τῷ δείξαντι τὸ φῶς. Δόξα ἐν ὑψίστοις Θεῷ καὶ ἐπὶ γῆς εἰρήνη, ἐν ἀνθρώποις εὐδοκία.	Glory be to You who showed the light. Glory in the highest to God. His peace is on earth, His good pleasure in mankind. [SD]
Ὑμνοῦμέν σε, εὐλογοῦμέν σε, προσκυνοῦμέν σε, δοξολογοῦμέν σε, εὐχαριστοῦμέν σοι, διὰ τὴν μεγάλην σου δόξαν.	We praise You, we bless You, we worship You, we glorify You, we give thanks to You for Your great glory.
Κύριε βασιλεῦ, ἐπουράνιε Θεέ, Πάτερ παντοκράτορ· Κύριε Υἱὲ μονογενές, Ἰησοῦ Χριστέ, καὶ Ἅγιον Πνεῦμα.	Lord King, heavenly God, Father, Ruler over all; Lord, only-begotten Son, Jesus Christ; and You, O Holy Spirit.
Κύριε ὁ Θεός, ὁ ἀμνὸς τοῦ Θεοῦ, ὁ Υἱὸς τοῦ Πατρός, ὁ αἴρων τὴν ἁμαρτίαν τοῦ κόσμου, ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς, ὁ αἴρων τὰς ἁμαρτίας τοῦ κόσμου.	Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, who take away the sin of the world, have mercy on us, You who take away the sins of the world.
Πρόσδεξαι τὴν δέησιν ἡμῶν, ὁ καθήμενος ἐν δεξιᾷ τοῦ Πατρός, καὶ ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς.	Accept our supplication, You who sit at the right hand of the Father, and have mercy on us.
Ὅτι σὺ εἶ μόνος Ἅγιος, σὺ εἶ μόνος Κύριος, Ἰησοῦς Χριστός, εἰς δόξαν Θεοῦ Πατρός. Ἀμήν.	For You alone are holy, You alone are Lord, Jesus Christ, to the glory of God the Father. Amen.
Καθʼ ἑκάστην ἡμέραν εὐλογήσω σε καὶ αἰνέσω τὸ ὄνομά σου εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα καὶ εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα τοῦ αἰῶνος.	Every day I will bless You, and Your name will I praise to eternity, and to the ages of ages.
Καταξίωσον, Κύριε, ἐν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ταύτῃ, ἀναμαρτήτους φυλαχθῆναι ἡμᾶς.	Vouchsafe, O Lord, this day, that we be kept without sin.
Εὐλογητὸς εἶ, Κύριε, ὁ Θεὸς τῶν Πατέρων ἡμῶν, καὶ αἰνετὸν καὶ δεδοξασμένον τὸ ὄνομά σου εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας. Ἀμήν.	Blessed are You, O Lord, the God of our fathers, and praised and glorified is Your name to the ages. Amen.
Γένοιτο, Κύριε, τὸ ἔλεός σου ἐφʼ ἡμᾶς, καθάπερ ἠλπίσαμεν ἐπὶ σέ.	Let Your mercy be on us, O Lord, as we have set our hope on You.
Εὐλογητὸς εἶ Κύριε, δίδαξόν με τὰ δικαιώματά σου.	Blessed are You, O Lord. Teach me Your statutes.
Εὐλογητὸς εἶ Κύριε, δίδαξόν με τὰ δικαιώματά σου.	Blessed are You, O Lord. Teach me Your statutes.
Εὐλογητὸς εἶ Κύριε, δίδαξόν με τὰ δικαιώματά σου.	Blessed are You, O Lord. Teach me Your statutes.
Κύριε, καταφυγὴ ἐγενήθης ἡμῖν ἐν γενεᾷ καὶ γενεᾷ. Ἐγὼ εἶπα· Κύριε, ἐλέησόν με, ἴασαι τὴν ψυχήν μου, ὅτι ἥμαρτόν σοι.	Lord, You have been our refuge from generation to generation. I said: Lord, have mercy on me. Heal my soul, for I have sinned against You.
Κύριε, πρὸς σὲ κατέφυγον. Δίδαξόν με τοῦ ποιεῖν τὸ θέλημά σου, ὅτι σὺ εἶ ὁ Θεός μου.	Lord, I have fled to You. Teach me to do Your will, for You are my God.
Ὅτι παρὰ σοὶ πηγὴ ζωῆς, ἐν τῷ φωτί σου ὀψόμεθα φῶς.	For with You is the fountain of life; in Your light we shall see light.
Παράτεινον τὸ ἔλεός σου τοῖς γινώσκουσί σε.	Continue Your mercy to those who know You.
Ἅγιος ὁ Θεός, Ἅγιος Ἰσχυρός, Ἅγιος Ἀθάνατος, ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς. (3)	Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us. (3)
Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῷ καὶ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύματι.	Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.
Καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεί, καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Ἀμήν.	Both now and ever and to the ages of ages. Amen.
Ἅγιος Ἀθάνατος, ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς.	Holy Immortal, have mercy on us.
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Ἅγιος ὁ Θεός, Ἅγιος Ἰσχυρός, Ἅγιος Ἀθάνατος, ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς.	Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us.
Μετὰ τὸ τέλος τῆς Δοξολογίας λέγομεν Τροπάριον Ἀναστάσιμον.	After the Doxology, sing the following Resurrectional Troparion.
Ἦχος δʹ. (ἢ τῆς ἑβδομάδος.)	Mode 4. (or the Mode of the week)
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Σήμερον σωτηρία τῷ κόσμῳ γέγονεν. ᾌσωμεν τῷ ἀναστάντι ἐκ τάφου καὶ ἀρχηγῷ τῆς ζωῆς ἡμῶν· καθελὼν γὰρ τῷ θανάτῳ τὸν θάνατον, τὸ νῖκος ἔδωκεν ἡμῖν, καὶ τὸ μέγα ἔλεος.	Today has salvation come to pass in the world. Let us sing to Him who resurrected from the tomb and is the Author of our life. For, destroying death by death, He gave us the victory and the great mercy. [SD]
Litanies, End, no Dismissal	Litanies, End, no Dismissal
Η ΕΚΤΕΝΗΣ	LITANY OF FERVENT SUPPLICATION
ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ	DEACON
Ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς, ὁ Θεός, κατὰ τὸ μέγα ἔλεός σου, δεόμεθά σου, ἐπάκουσον καὶ ἐλέησον.	Have mercy on us, O God, according to Your great mercy, we pray You, hear us and have mercy.
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Κύριε, ἐλέησον. (3)	CHOIR: Lord, have mercy. (3)
ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ	DEACON
Ἔτι δεόμεθα ὑπὲρ τῶν εὐσεβῶν καὶ ὀρθοδόξων χριστιανῶν.	Again we pray for pious and Orthodox Christians.
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Κύριε, ἐλέησον. (3)	CHOIR: Lord, have mercy. (3)
ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ	DEACON
Ἔτι δεόμεθα ὑπὲρ τοῦ Ἀρχιεπισκόπου ἡμῶν (δεῖνος).	Again we pray for our Archbishop (name).
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Κύριε, ἐλέησον. (3)	CHOIR: Lord, have mercy. (3)
ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ	DEACON
Ἔτι δεόμεθα ὑπὲρ τῶν ἀδελφῶν ἡμῶν τῶν ἱερέων, ἱερομονάχων, διακόνων καὶ μοναχῶν καὶ πάσης τῆς ἐν Χριστῷ ἡμῶν ἀδελφότητος.	Again we pray for our brethren: the priests, the hieromonks, the deacons, the monastics, and all our brotherhood in Christ.
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Κύριε, ἐλέησον. (3)	CHOIR: Lord, have mercy. (3)
ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ	DEACON
Ἔτι δεόμεθα ὑπὲρ ἐλέους, ζωῆς, εἰρήνης, ὑγείας, σωτηρίας, ἐπισκέψεως, συγχωρήσεως καὶ ἀφέσεως τῶν ἁμαρτιῶν τῶν δούλων τοῦ Θεοῦ, πάντων τῶν εὐσεβῶν καὶ ὀρθοδόξων χριστιανῶν τῶν κατοικούντων καὶ παρεπιδημούντων ἐν τῇ πόλει ταύτῃ, τῶν ἐνοριτῶν, ἐπιτρόπων, συνδρομητῶν καὶ ἀφιερωτῶν τῆς ἁγίας Ἐκκλησίας ταύτης.	Again we pray for mercy, life, peace, health, salvation, protection, forgiveness, and remission of the sins of the servants of God, all pious Orthodox Christians residing and visiting in this city: the parishioners, the members of the parish council, the stewards, and benefactors of this holy church.
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Κύριε, ἐλέησον. (3)	CHOIR: Lord, have mercy. (3)
ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ	DEACON
Ἔτι δεόμεθα ὑπέρ τῶν μακαρίων καὶ ἀειμνήστων κτιτόρων τῆς ἁγίας Ἐκκλησίας (ἢ τῆς ἁγίας μονῆς) ταύτης καὶ ὑπὲρ πάντων τῶν προαναπαυσαμένων πατέρων καὶ ἀδελφῶν ἡμῶν, τῶν ἐνθάδε εὐσεβῶς κειμένων καὶ ἁπανταχοῦ ὀρθοδόξων.	Again we pray for the blessed and ever-memorable founders of this holy church, and for all our fathers and brethren who have fallen asleep before us, who here have been piously laid to their rest, as well as the Orthodox everywhere.
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Κύριε, ἐλέησον. (3)	CHOIR: Lord, have mercy. (3)
ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ	DEACON
Ἔτι δεόμεθα ὑπὲρ τῶν καρποφορούντων καὶ καλλιεργούντων ἐν τῷ ἁγίῳ καὶ πανσέπτῳ ναῷ τούτῳ, κοπιώντων, ψαλλόντων καὶ ὑπὲρ τοῦ περιεστῶτος λαοῦ, τοῦ ἀπεκδεχομένου τὸ παρὰ σοῦ μέγα καὶ πλούσιον ἔλεος.	Again we pray for those who bear fruit and do good works in this holy and all-venerable church, for those who labor and those who sing, and for the people here present who await Your great and rich mercy.
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Κύριε, ἐλέησον. (3)	CHOIR: Lord, have mercy. (3)
ΙΕΡΕΥΣ	PRIEST
Ὅτι ἐλεήμων καὶ φιλάνθρωπος Θεὸς ὑπάρχεις, καὶ σοὶ τὴν δόξαν ἀναπέμπομεν, τῷ Πατρὶ καὶ τῷ Υἱῷ καὶ τῷ ἁγίῳ Πνεύματι, νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων.	For You are merciful and benevolent God, and to You we offer up glory, to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and to the ages of ages.
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Ἀμήν.	CHOIR: Amen.
ΤΑ ΠΛΗΡΩΤΙΚΑ	LITANY OF COMPLETION
ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ	DEACON
Πληρώσωμεν τὴν ἑωθινὴν δέησιν ἡμῶν τῷ Κυρίῳ.	Let us complete our morning prayer to the Lord.
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Κύριε, ἐλέησον.	CHOIR: Lord, have mercy.
ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ	DEACON
Ἀντιλαβοῦ, σῶσον, ἐλέησον καὶ διαφύλαξον ἡμᾶς, ὁ Θεός, τῇ σῇ χάριτι.	Help us, save us, have mercy on us, and protect us, O God, by Your grace.
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Κύριε, ἐλέησον.	CHOIR: Lord, have mercy.
ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ	DEACON
Τὴν ἡμέραν πᾶσαν τελείαν, ἁγίαν, εἰρηνικὴν καὶ ἀναμάρτητον παρὰ τοῦ Κυρίου αἰτησώμεθα.	That the whole day may be perfect, holy, peaceful, and sinless, let us ask the Lord.
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Παράσχου, Κύριε.	CHOIR: Grant this, O Lord.
ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ	DEACON
Ἄγγελον εἰρήνης, πιστὸν ὁδηγόν, φύλακα τῶν ψυχῶν καὶ τῶν σωμάτων ἡμῶν παρὰ τοῦ Κυρίου αἰτησώμεθα.	For an angel of peace, a faithful guide, a guardian of our souls and bodies, let us ask the Lord.
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Παράσχου, Κύριε.	CHOIR: Grant this, O Lord.
ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ	DEACON
Συγγνώμην καὶ ἄφεσιν τῶν ἁμαρτιῶν καὶ τῶν πλημμελημάτων ἡμῶν παρὰ τοῦ Κυρίου αἰτησώμεθα.	For pardon and remission of our sins and transgressions, let us ask the Lord.
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Παράσχου, Κύριε.	CHOIR: Grant this, O Lord.
ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ	DEACON
Τὰ καλὰ καὶ συμφέροντα ταῖς ψυχαῖς ἡμῶν καὶ εἰρήνην τῷ κόσμῳ παρὰ τοῦ Κυρίου αἰτησώμεθα.	For that which is good and beneficial for our souls, and for peace for the world, let us ask the Lord.
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Παράσχου, Κύριε.	CHOIR: Grant this, O Lord.
ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ	DEACON
Τὸν ὑπόλοιπον χρόνον τῆς ζωῆς ἡμῶν ἐν εἰρήνῃ καὶ μετανοίᾳ ἐκτελέσαι παρὰ τοῦ Κυρίου αἰτησώμεθα.	That we may complete the remaining time of our life in peace and repentance, let us ask the Lord.
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Παράσχου, Κύριε.	CHOIR: Grant this, O Lord.
ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ	DEACON
Χριστιανὰ τὰ τέλη τῆς ζωῆς ἡμῶν, ἀνώδυνα, ἀνεπαίσχυντα, εἰρηνικὰ καὶ καλὴν ἀπολογίαν τὴν ἐπὶ τοῦ φοβεροῦ βήματος τοῦ Χριστοῦ αἰτησώμεθα.	And let us ask for a Christian end to our life, peaceful, without shame and suffering, and for a good defense before the awesome judgment seat of Christ.
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Παράσχου, Κύριε.	CHOIR: Grant this, O Lord.
ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ	DEACON
Τῆς παναγίας, ἀχράντου, ὑπερευλογημένης, ἐνδόξου, δεσποίνης ἡμῶν Θεοτόκου καὶ ἀειπαρθένου Μαρίας μετὰ πάντων τῶν ἁγίων μνημονεύσαντες, ἑαυτοὺς καὶ ἀλλήλους καὶ πᾶσαν τὴν ζωὴν ἡμῶν Χριστῷ τῷ Θεῷ παραθώμεθα.	Remembering our all-holy, immaculate, most blessed, and glorious Lady, the Theotokos and ever-virgin Mary, with all the saints, let us commend ourselves and one another and our whole life to Christ our God.
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Σοί, Κύριε.	CHOIR: To You, O Lord.
ΙΕΡΕΥΣ	PRIEST
Ὅτι Θεὸς ἐλέους, οἰκτιρμῶν, καὶ φιλανθρωπίας ὑπάρχεις, καὶ σοὶ τὴν δόξαν ἀναπέμπομεν, τῷ Πατρὶ καὶ τῷ Υἱῷ καὶ τῷ ἁγίῳ Πνεύματι, νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων.	For You are the God of mercy and compassion and love for humankind, and to You we offer up glory, to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and to ages of ages.
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Ἀμήν.	CHOIR: Amen.
ΙΕΡΕΥΣ: Εἰρήνη πᾶσι.	PRIEST: Peace be with all.
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Καὶ τῷ πνεύματί σου.	CHOIR: And with your spirit.
ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ	DEACON
Τὰς κεφαλὰς ἡμῶν τῷ Κυρίῳ κλίνωμεν.	Let us bow our heads to the Lord.
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Σοί, Κύριε.	CHOIR: To You, O Lord.
ΙΕΡΕΥΣ (χαμηλοφώνως)	PRIEST (in a low voice)
Κύριε ἅγιε, ὁ ἐν ὑψηλοῖς κατοικῶν καὶ τὰ ταπεινὰ ἐφορῶν καὶ τῷ παντεφόρῳ σου ὄμματι ἐπιβλέπων ἐπὶ πᾶσαν τὴν κτίσιν, σοὶ ἐκλίναμεν τὸν αὐχένα τῆς ψυχῆς καὶ τοῦ σώματος καὶ δεόμεθά σου, ἅγιε ἁγίων· Ἔκτεινον τὴν χεῖρά σου τὴν ἀόρατον ἐξ ἁγίου κατοικητηρίου σου καὶ εὐλόγησον πάντας ἡμᾶς· καὶ εἴ τι ἡμάρτομεν ἑκουσίως ἢ ἀκουσίως, ὡς ἀγαθὸς καὶ φιλάνθρωπος Θεὸς συγχώρησον, δωρούμενος ἡμῖν τὰ ἐγκόσμια καὶ ὑπερκόσμια ἀγαθά σου.	Holy Lord, who dwell in the highest and look upon the humble and observe all creation with Your all-seeing eye, to You we bow the neck of soul and body, and we pray You, Holy of holies: Extend Your invisible hand from Your holy heavens and bless us all. And as good and benevolent God, forgive us any misdeeds we committed voluntarily or involuntarily, and grant us Your blessings in this world and in the next.
ΙΕΡΕΥΣ (ἐκφώνως)	PRIEST (aloud)
Σὸν γάρ ἐστι τὸ ἐλεεῖν καὶ σώζειν ἡμᾶς, ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, καὶ σοὶ τὴν δόξαν ἀναπέμπομεν, τῷ Πατρὶ καὶ τῷ Υἱῷ καὶ τῷ ἁγίῳ Πνεύματι, νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων.	For Yours it is to show mercy and to save us, O our God, and to You we offer up glory, to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and to ages of ages.
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Ἀμήν.	CHOIR: Amen.
ΙΕΡΕΥΣ: Σοφία.	PRIEST: Wisdom.
ΑΝΑΓΝΩΣΤΗΣ: Εὐλόγησον.	READER: Father, bless!
ΙΕΡΕΥΣ	PRIEST
Ὁ ὢν εὐλογητὸς Χριστὸς ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν πάντοτε, νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων.	Blessed is Christ our God, the One who is, always, now and ever and to the ages of ages.
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Ἀμήν.	CHOIR: Amen.
ΠΡΟΕΣΤΩΣ ἢ ΑΝΑΓΝΩΣΤΗΣ	HIERARCH or READER
Στερεώσαι Κύριος ὁ Θεός τὴν ἁγίαν καὶ ἀμώμητον πίστιν τῶν εὐσεβῶν καὶ ὀρθοδόξων χριστιανῶν σὺν τῇ ἁγίᾳ αὐτοῦ Μεγάλῃ Ἐκκλησίᾳ, τῇ ἱερᾷ ἡμῶν Ἀρχιεπισκοπῇ, [τῇ ἱερᾷ Μητροπόλει ταύτῃ] καὶ τῇ πόλει ταύτῃ εἰς αἰῶνας αἰώνων.	The Lord God make firm the holy and pure faith of the pious Orthodox Christians, together with the Holy and Great Church of Christ, our Sacred Archdiocese, [this Sacred Metropolis,] and this city, to the ages of ages.
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Ἀμήν.	CHOIR: Amen.
Τὴν τιμιωτέραν τῶν Χερουβείμ, καὶ ἐνδοξοτέραν, ἀσυγκρίτως τῶν Σεραφείμ, τὴν ἀδιαφθόρως, Θεὸν Λόγον τεκοῦσαν, τὴν ὄντως Θεοτόκον, σὲ μεγαλύνομεν.	Greater in honor than the Cherubim, and in glory greater beyond compare than the Seraphim; you without corruption gave birth to God the Word, and are truly Theotokos. You do we magnify.

Litanies and Dismissal	Litanies and Dismissal
Η ΕΚΤΕΝΗΣ	LITANY OF FERVENT SUPPLICATION
ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ	DEACON
Ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς, ὁ Θεός, κατὰ τὸ μέγα ἔλεός σου, δεόμεθά σου, ἐπάκουσον καὶ ἐλέησον.	Have mercy on us, O God, according to Your great mercy, we pray You, hear us and have mercy.
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Κύριε, ἐλέησον. (3)	CHOIR: Lord, have mercy. (3)
ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ	DEACON
Ἔτι δεόμεθα ὑπὲρ τῶν εὐσεβῶν καὶ ὀρθοδόξων χριστιανῶν.	Again we pray for pious and Orthodox Christians.
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Κύριε, ἐλέησον. (3)	CHOIR: Lord, have mercy. (3)
ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ	DEACON
Ἔτι δεόμεθα ὑπὲρ τοῦ Ἀρχιεπισκόπου ἡμῶν (δεῖνος).	Again we pray for our Archbishop (name).
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Κύριε, ἐλέησον. (3)	CHOIR: Lord, have mercy. (3)
ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ	DEACON
Ἔτι δεόμεθα ὑπὲρ τῶν ἀδελφῶν ἡμῶν τῶν ἱερέων, ἱερομονάχων, διακόνων καὶ μοναχῶν καὶ πάσης τῆς ἐν Χριστῷ ἡμῶν ἀδελφότητος.	Again we pray for our brethren: the priests, the hieromonks, the deacons, the monastics, and all our brotherhood in Christ.
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Κύριε, ἐλέησον. (3)	CHOIR: Lord, have mercy. (3)
ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ	DEACON
Ἔτι δεόμεθα ὑπὲρ ἐλέους, ζωῆς, εἰρήνης, ὑγείας, σωτηρίας, ἐπισκέψεως, συγχωρήσεως καὶ ἀφέσεως τῶν ἁμαρτιῶν τῶν δούλων τοῦ Θεοῦ, πάντων τῶν εὐσεβῶν καὶ ὀρθοδόξων χριστιανῶν τῶν κατοικούντων καὶ παρεπιδημούντων ἐν τῇ πόλει ταύτῃ, τῶν ἐνοριτῶν, ἐπιτρόπων, συνδρομητῶν καὶ ἀφιερωτῶν τῆς ἁγίας Ἐκκλησίας ταύτης.	Again we pray for mercy, life, peace, health, salvation, protection, forgiveness, and remission of the sins of the servants of God, all pious Orthodox Christians residing and visiting in this city: the parishioners, the members of the parish council, the stewards, and benefactors of this holy church.
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Κύριε, ἐλέησον. (3)	CHOIR: Lord, have mercy. (3)
ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ	DEACON
Ἔτι δεόμεθα ὑπέρ τῶν μακαρίων καὶ ἀειμνήστων κτιτόρων τῆς ἁγίας Ἐκκλησίας (ἢ τῆς ἁγίας μονῆς) ταύτης καὶ ὑπὲρ πάντων τῶν προαναπαυσαμένων πατέρων καὶ ἀδελφῶν ἡμῶν, τῶν ἐνθάδε εὐσεβῶς κειμένων καὶ ἁπανταχοῦ ὀρθοδόξων.	Again we pray for the blessed and ever-memorable founders of this holy church, and for all our fathers and brethren who have fallen asleep before us, who here have been piously laid to their rest, as well as the Orthodox everywhere.
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Κύριε, ἐλέησον. (3)	CHOIR: Lord, have mercy. (3)
ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ	DEACON
Ἔτι δεόμεθα ὑπὲρ τῶν καρποφορούντων καὶ καλλιεργούντων ἐν τῷ ἁγίῳ καὶ πανσέπτῳ ναῷ τούτῳ, κοπιώντων, ψαλλόντων καὶ ὑπὲρ τοῦ περιεστῶτος λαοῦ, τοῦ ἀπεκδεχομένου τὸ παρὰ σοῦ μέγα καὶ πλούσιον ἔλεος.	Again we pray for those who bear fruit and do good works in this holy and all-venerable church, for those who labor and those who sing, and for the people here present who await Your great and rich mercy.
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Κύριε, ἐλέησον. (3)	CHOIR: Lord, have mercy. (3)
ΙΕΡΕΥΣ	PRIEST
Ὅτι ἐλεήμων καὶ φιλάνθρωπος Θεὸς ὑπάρχεις, καὶ σοὶ τὴν δόξαν ἀναπέμπομεν, τῷ Πατρὶ καὶ τῷ Υἱῷ καὶ τῷ ἁγίῳ Πνεύματι, νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων.	For You are merciful and benevolent God, and to You we offer up glory, to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and to the ages of ages.
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Ἀμήν.	CHOIR: Amen.
ΤΑ ΠΛΗΡΩΤΙΚΑ	LITANY OF COMPLETION
ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ	DEACON
Πληρώσωμεν τὴν ἑωθινὴν δέησιν ἡμῶν τῷ Κυρίῳ.	Let us complete our morning prayer to the Lord.
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Κύριε, ἐλέησον.	CHOIR: Lord, have mercy.
ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ	DEACON
Ἀντιλαβοῦ, σῶσον, ἐλέησον καὶ διαφύλαξον ἡμᾶς, ὁ Θεός, τῇ σῇ χάριτι.	Help us, save us, have mercy on us, and protect us, O God, by Your grace.
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Κύριε, ἐλέησον.	CHOIR: Lord, have mercy.
ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ	DEACON
Τὴν ἡμέραν πᾶσαν τελείαν, ἁγίαν, εἰρηνικὴν καὶ ἀναμάρτητον παρὰ τοῦ Κυρίου αἰτησώμεθα.	That the whole day may be perfect, holy, peaceful, and sinless, let us ask the Lord.
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Παράσχου, Κύριε.	CHOIR: Grant this, O Lord.
ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ	DEACON
Ἄγγελον εἰρήνης, πιστὸν ὁδηγόν, φύλακα τῶν ψυχῶν καὶ τῶν σωμάτων ἡμῶν παρὰ τοῦ Κυρίου αἰτησώμεθα.	For an angel of peace, a faithful guide, a guardian of our souls and bodies, let us ask the Lord.
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Παράσχου, Κύριε.	CHOIR: Grant this, O Lord.
ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ	DEACON
Συγγνώμην καὶ ἄφεσιν τῶν ἁμαρτιῶν καὶ τῶν πλημμελημάτων ἡμῶν παρὰ τοῦ Κυρίου αἰτησώμεθα.	For pardon and remission of our sins and transgressions, let us ask the Lord.
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Παράσχου, Κύριε.	CHOIR: Grant this, O Lord.
ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ	DEACON
Τὰ καλὰ καὶ συμφέροντα ταῖς ψυχαῖς ἡμῶν καὶ εἰρήνην τῷ κόσμῳ παρὰ τοῦ Κυρίου αἰτησώμεθα.	For that which is good and beneficial for our souls, and for peace for the world, let us ask the Lord.
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Παράσχου, Κύριε.	CHOIR: Grant this, O Lord.
ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ	DEACON
Τὸν ὑπόλοιπον χρόνον τῆς ζωῆς ἡμῶν ἐν εἰρήνῃ καὶ μετανοίᾳ ἐκτελέσαι παρὰ τοῦ Κυρίου αἰτησώμεθα.	That we may complete the remaining time of our life in peace and repentance, let us ask the Lord.
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Παράσχου, Κύριε.	CHOIR: Grant this, O Lord.
ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ	DEACON
Χριστιανὰ τὰ τέλη τῆς ζωῆς ἡμῶν, ἀνώδυνα, ἀνεπαίσχυντα, εἰρηνικὰ καὶ καλὴν ἀπολογίαν τὴν ἐπὶ τοῦ φοβεροῦ βήματος τοῦ Χριστοῦ αἰτησώμεθα.	And let us ask for a Christian end to our life, peaceful, without shame and suffering, and for a good defense before the awesome judgment seat of Christ.
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Παράσχου, Κύριε.	CHOIR: Grant this, O Lord.
ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ	DEACON
Τῆς παναγίας, ἀχράντου, ὑπερευλογημένης, ἐνδόξου, δεσποίνης ἡμῶν Θεοτόκου καὶ ἀειπαρθένου Μαρίας μετὰ πάντων τῶν ἁγίων μνημονεύσαντες, ἑαυτοὺς καὶ ἀλλήλους καὶ πᾶσαν τὴν ζωὴν ἡμῶν Χριστῷ τῷ Θεῷ παραθώμεθα.	Remembering our all-holy, immaculate, most blessed, and glorious Lady, the Theotokos and ever-virgin Mary, with all the saints, let us commend ourselves and one another and our whole life to Christ our God.
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Σοί, Κύριε.	CHOIR: To You, O Lord.
ΙΕΡΕΥΣ	PRIEST
Ὅτι Θεὸς ἐλέους, οἰκτιρμῶν, καὶ φιλανθρωπίας ὑπάρχεις, καὶ σοὶ τὴν δόξαν ἀναπέμπομεν, τῷ Πατρὶ καὶ τῷ Υἱῷ καὶ τῷ ἁγίῳ Πνεύματι, νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων.	For You are the God of mercy and compassion and love for humankind, and to You we offer up glory, to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and to ages of ages.
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Ἀμήν.	CHOIR: Amen.
ΙΕΡΕΥΣ: Εἰρήνη πᾶσι.	PRIEST: Peace be with all.
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Καὶ τῷ πνεύματί σου.	CHOIR: And with your spirit.
ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ	DEACON
Τὰς κεφαλὰς ἡμῶν τῷ Κυρίῳ κλίνωμεν.	Let us bow our heads to the Lord.
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Σοί, Κύριε.	CHOIR: To You, O Lord.
ΙΕΡΕΥΣ (χαμηλοφώνως)	PRIEST (in a low voice)
Κύριε ἅγιε, ὁ ἐν ὑψηλοῖς κατοικῶν καὶ τὰ ταπεινὰ ἐφορῶν καὶ τῷ παντεφόρῳ σου ὄμματι ἐπιβλέπων ἐπὶ πᾶσαν τὴν κτίσιν, σοὶ ἐκλίναμεν τὸν αὐχένα τῆς ψυχῆς καὶ τοῦ σώματος καὶ δεόμεθά σου, ἅγιε ἁγίων· Ἔκτεινον τὴν χεῖρά σου τὴν ἀόρατον ἐξ ἁγίου κατοικητηρίου σου καὶ εὐλόγησον πάντας ἡμᾶς· καὶ εἴ τι ἡμάρτομεν ἑκουσίως ἢ ἀκουσίως, ὡς ἀγαθὸς καὶ φιλάνθρωπος Θεὸς συγχώρησον, δωρούμενος ἡμῖν τὰ ἐγκόσμια καὶ ὑπερκόσμια ἀγαθά σου.	Holy Lord, who dwell in the highest and look upon the humble and observe all creation with Your all-seeing eye, to You we bow the neck of soul and body, and we pray You, Holy of holies: Extend Your invisible hand from Your holy heavens and bless us all. And as good and benevolent God, forgive us any misdeeds we committed voluntarily or involuntarily, and grant us Your blessings in this world and in the next.
ΙΕΡΕΥΣ (ἐκφώνως)	PRIEST (aloud)
Σὸν γάρ ἐστι τὸ ἐλεεῖν καὶ σώζειν ἡμᾶς, ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, καὶ σοὶ τὴν δόξαν ἀναπέμπομεν, τῷ Πατρὶ καὶ τῷ Υἱῷ καὶ τῷ ἁγίῳ Πνεύματι, νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων.	For Yours it is to show mercy and to save us, O our God, and to You we offer up glory, to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and to ages of ages.
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Ἀμήν.	CHOIR: Amen.
ΙΕΡΕΥΣ: Σοφία.	PRIEST: Wisdom.
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Δέσποτα ἅγιε, εὐλόγησον.	CHOIR: Holy master, give the blessing!
Ὁ ὢν εὐλογητὸς Χριστὸς ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν πάντοτε, νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων.	Blessed is Christ our God, the One who is, always, now and ever and to the ages of ages.
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Ἀμήν.	CHOIR: Amen.
ΠΡΟΕΣΤΩΣ ἢ ΑΝΑΓΝΩΣΤΗΣ	HIERARCH or READER
Στερεώσαι Κύριος ὁ Θεός τὴν ἁγίαν καὶ ἀμώμητον πίστιν τῶν εὐσεβῶν καὶ ὀρθοδόξων χριστιανῶν σὺν τῇ ἁγίᾳ αὐτοῦ Μεγάλῃ Ἐκκλησίᾳ, τῇ ἱερᾷ ἡμῶν Ἀρχιεπισκοπῇ, [τῇ ἱερᾷ Μητροπόλει ταύτῃ] καὶ τῇ πόλει ταύτῃ εἰς αἰῶνας αἰώνων.	The Lord God make firm the holy and pure faith of the pious Orthodox Christians, together with the Holy and Great Church of Christ, our Sacred Archdiocese, [this Sacred Metropolis,] and this city, to the ages of ages.
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Ἀμήν.	CHOIR: Amen.
Τὴν τιμιωτέραν τῶν Χερουβείμ, καὶ ἐνδοξοτέραν, ἀσυγκρίτως τῶν Σεραφείμ, τὴν ἀδιαφθόρως, Θεὸν Λόγον τεκοῦσαν, τὴν ὄντως Θεοτόκον, σὲ μεγαλύνομεν.	Greater in honor than the Cherubim, and in glory greater beyond compare than the Seraphim; you without corruption gave birth to God the Word, and are truly Theotokos. You do we magnify.
Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῷ καὶ ἁγίῳ Πνεύματι. Καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Ἀμήν.	Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Both now and ever and to the ages of ages. Amen.
Κύριε, ἐλέησον. (3) Εὐλόγησον.	Lord, have mercy. (3) Father, bless!

Dismissal	Dismissal
ΙΕΡΕΥΣ	PRIEST
Δόξα σοι ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, δόξα σοι.	Glory to You, our God, glory to You.
Ὁ ἐν σπηλαίῳ γεννηθείς, καὶ ἐν φάτνῃ ἀνακλιθείς, διὰ τὴν ἡμῶν σωτηρίαν, καὶ ἀναστὰς ἐκ νεκρῶν, Χριστὸς ὁ ἀληθινὸς Θεὸς ἡμῶν, ταῖς πρεσβείαις τῆς παναχράντου καὶ παναμώμου ἁγίας αὐτοῦ Μητρός, δυνάμει τοῦ τιμίου καὶ ζωοποιοῦ Σταυροῦ, προστασίαις τῶν τιμίων ἐπουρανίων δυνάμεων ἀσωμάτων, ἱκεσίαις τοῦ τιμίου, ἐνδόξου, προφήτου, προδρόμου καὶ βαπτιστοῦ Ἰωάννου, τῶν ἁγίων ἐνδόξων καὶ πανευφήμων ἀποστόλων, τῶν ἁγίων ἐνδόξων καὶ καλλινίκων μαρτύρων· τῶν ὁσίων καὶ θεοφόρων πατέρων ἡμῶν· (τοῦ ἁγίου τοῦ ναοῦ)· τῶν ἁγίων καὶ δικαίων θεοπατόρων Ἰωακεὶμ καὶ Ἄννης, καὶ τοῦ Ἁγίου Πρωτομάρτυρος, καὶ Ἀρχιδιακόνου Στεφάνου, καὶ τῶν ἁγίων καὶ δικαίων, Ἰωσὴφ τοῦ Μνήστορος, Δαυῒδ τοῦ Βασιλέως, καὶ Ἰακώβου τοῦ Ἀδελφοθέου, ὧν καὶ τὴν μνήμην ἐπιτελοῦμεν· καὶ πάντων τῶν ἁγίων, ἐλεήσαι καὶ σώσαι ἡμᾶς, ὡς ἀγαθὸς καὶ φιλάνθρωπος καὶ ἐλεήμων Θεός.	May He who was born in a cave and lay in a manger for our salvation, and rose from the dead, Christ our true God, through the intercessions of His all-pure and all-immaculate holy Mother, the power of the precious and life-giving Cross, the protection of the honorable, bodiless powers of heaven, the supplications of the honorable, glorious prophet and forerunner John the Baptist, of the holy, glorious, and praiseworthy apostles, of the holy, glorious, and triumphant martyrs, of our righteous and God-bearing fathers, (local patron saint); of the holy and righteous ancestors of God Joachim and Anna, and the holy Protomartyr and Archdeacon Stephen, and the holy and righteous Joseph the Betrothed, David the King, and James (Iakovos) the Brother of the Lord, whose memory we observe; and of all the saints, have mercy on us and save us, as He is good, benevolent, and merciful God.

Conclusion, i.e. “Through the prayers…”	Conclusion, i.e. “Through the prayers…”
Διʼ εὐχῶν τῶν ἁγίων πατέρων ἡμῶν, Κύριε Ἰησοῦ Χριστὲ ὁ Θεός, ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς.	Through the prayers of our holy fathers, Lord Jesus Christ our God, have mercy on us.
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Ἀμήν.	CHOIR: Amen.